Gary Knight compensation by year
Knight-Swift Transportation Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $86,596 | $413,617 | $450,000 | $425,769 | $450,000 | $450,000 | $450,000 | $450,000 | $450,000 |
| Bonus | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | — |
| Stock awards | $444,693 | $821,456 | $808,257 | $812,971 | $807,281 | $820,256 | $816,062 | $816,935 | $810,586 |
| Option awards | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | — |
| Non-equity incentive | $36,000 | $675,000 | $337,500 | $675,000 | $675,000 | $668,250 | — | $267,300 | $237,769 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | — |
| All other | $3,626 | $13,384 | $20,184 | $20,334 | $20,484 | $20,934 | $21,684 | $22,134 | $18,784 |
| Total | $1,570,915 | $1,923,457 | $1,615,941 | $1,934,074 | $1,952,765 | $1,959,440 | $1,287,746 | $1,556,369 | $1,517,139 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. DEF 14A filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001492691-26-000025, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. filed document, accession 0001492691-26-000025. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 2, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 20,760 | $1,085,333 | — |
| RSU | 20,213 | $1,056,736 | — |
| RSU | 6,986 | $365,228 | — |
| RSU | 5,682 | $297,055 | — |
| RSU | 5,390 | $281,789 | — |
| RSU | 3,710 | $193,959 | — |
| RSU | 1,963 | $102,626 | — |
| RSU | 432 | $22,585 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Knight-Swift Transportation discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | — | $1,323,520 | — | $1,323,520 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | $0 | — | $0 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | — | $793,575 | — | $793,575 |
| Death | — | $2,267,122 | — | $2,267,122 |
| Disability | — | $2,267,122 | — | $2,267,122 |
| Retirement | — | $0 | — | $0 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Knight-Swift Transportation’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Miller | CEO | $5,011,329 |
| Kevin Knight | Executive Chairman | $4,208,972 |
| Andrew Hess | CFO | $1,874,764 |
| Gary Knight · this page | Vice Chairman | $1,517,139 |
| Todd Carlson | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $1,366,412 |
Board service
Knight-Swift Transportation board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Knight-Swift Transportation pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $140,000 in RSUs. As stated in Knight-Swift Transportation's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
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