John Kite is Chairman & CEO of Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG). The company reported total compensation of $7,882,883 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,931,061 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,912,500 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $39,322 |
| Total | $7,882,883 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Kite Realty Group Trust filed April 1, 2026, accession 0001286043-26-000024.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman & CEO | $1,000,000 | $0 | $3,931,061 | $0 | $2,912,500 | $0 | $39,322 | $7,882,883 |
| FY2024 | Chairman & CEO | $1,000,000 | $0 | $3,213,639 | $0 | $2,655,000 | $0 | $37,805 | $6,906,444 |
| FY2023 | Chairman & CEO | $950,000 | $0 | $3,051,634 | $0 | $2,850,000 | $0 | $36,327 | $6,887,961 |
| FY2022 | Chairman & CEO | $950,000 | $0 | $6,411,946 | $0 | $2,850,000 | $0 | $33,755 | $10,245,701 |
| FY2021 | Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer | $850,000 | $0 | $505,631 | $1,920,000 | $2,507,500 | $0 | $31,873 | $5,815,004 |
| FY2020 | Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer | $825,000 | $1,031,250 | $2,910,164 | $2,560,000 | $0 | — | $28,769 | $7,355,183 |
| FY2019 | Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer | $825,000 | $0 | $701,387 | $2,400,000 | $2,041,875 | $0 | $27,182 | $5,995,444 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Kite Realty Group Trust.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $8,084,514 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-201,631 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 42nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Kite Realty Group Trust discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Kite this page | Chairman & CEO | $7,882,883 |
| Thomas McGowan | President & COO | $3,094,781 |
| Heath Fear | EVP & CFO | $3,000,995 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Kite Realty Group Trust compensation brief.
John Kite's compensation sits inside Kite Realty Group Trust's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.