Linden Evans is President and Chief Executive Officer of Black Hills Corp (BKH). The company reported total compensation of $5,991,759 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $995,594 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,966,688 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,294,886 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $4,179 |
| All other compensation | $730,412 |
| Total | $5,991,759 |
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 Black Hills Corp filed March 18, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-113958.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $995,594 | $0 | $2,966,688 | $0 | $1,294,886 | $4,179 | $730,412 | $5,991,759 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $978,846 | $0 | $3,000,463 | $0 | $1,019,958 | $0 | $787,874 | $5,787,141 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $893,333 | $0 | $2,729,666 | $0 | $1,372,785 | $35,493 | $607,725 | $5,639,002 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Black Hills Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,575,027 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $416,732 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 52nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 21 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Black Hills Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Linden Evans this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $5,991,759 |
| Kimberly Nooney | Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,192,320 |
| Marne Jones | Sr. Vice President and Chief Utility Officer | $2,742,599 |
| Phillip Casey | Former Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | $1,261,751 |
| Sarah Wiltse | Sr. Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | $1,025,585 |
| Don Redden | Sr. Vice President and Chief Information and Transformation Officer | $684,374 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Black Hills Corp compensation brief.
Linden Evans's compensation sits inside Black Hills Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.