Nikolas Stengle is Chief Executive Officer of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD). The company reported total compensation of $5,307,655 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $229,310 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $370,000 |
| Stock awards | $4,283,968 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $403,571 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $20,806 |
| Total | $5,307,655 |
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 Brookdale Senior Living Inc. filed April 30, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-197412.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $10,297,258 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-4,989,603 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 29th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Brookdale Senior Living Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Lucinda Baier | Former President and Chief Executive Officer | $10,388,008 |
| Nikolas Stengle this page | Chief Executive Officer | $5,307,655 |
| Dawn Kussow | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,305,077 |
| Chad White | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $2,232,010 |
| H. Kaestner | Former Executive Vice President – Corporate Development and President – CCRCs | $2,172,805 |
| Denise Warren | Former Interim Chief Executive Officer | $1,721,322 |
| Jaclyn Pritchett | Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | $945,606 |
| Benjamin Ricci | Former Division Vice President – East Division | $898,410 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Brookdale Senior Living Inc. compensation brief.
Nikolas Stengle's compensation sits inside Brookdale Senior Living Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.