Justin Knight is Chief Executive Officer of Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE). The company reported total compensation of $5,075,148 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $660,591 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,800,578 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $419,062 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $194,917 |
| Total | $5,075,148 |
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 Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-140145.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $660,591 | $0 | $3,800,578 | $0 | $419,062 | $0 | $194,917 | $5,075,148 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $641,350 | $0 | $3,542,401 | $0 | $1,315,556 | $0 | $289,251 | $5,788,558 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $635,000 | $0 | $4,323,874 | $0 | $1,610,618 | $0 | $403,976 | $6,973,468 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer | $596,525 | $0 | $4,133,501 | $0 | $1,735,515 | $0 | $270,694 | $6,736,235 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer | $557,500 | $0 | $3,636,740 | $0 | $1,853,688 | $0 | $44,102 | $6,092,030 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer | $493,625 | $0 | $3,330,589 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $89,813 | $3,914,027 |
| FY2019 | Chief Executive Officer | $625,000 | — | $2,299,988 | — | $937,500 | — | $19,133 | $3,881,621 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,589,254 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,514,106 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 11th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 9 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Knight this page | Chief Executive Officer | $5,075,148 |
| Nelson Knight | President, Real Estate and Investments | $2,513,895 |
| Elizabeth Perkins | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,487,743 |
| Karen Gallagher | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $2,321,484 |
| Rachel Labrecque | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | $1,674,996 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. compensation brief.
Justin Knight's compensation sits inside Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.