Scott Staples is Chief Executive Officer of First Advantage Corp (FA). The company reported total compensation of $1,282,350 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $700,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $575,000 |
| Stock awards | $0 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $7,350 |
| Total | $1,282,350 |
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 First Advantage Corp filed April 24, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-177294.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | $575,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,350 | $1,282,350 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $616,667 | $660,420 | $1,462,129 | $1,359,816 | — | $0 | $5,218 | $4,104,249 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $4,996 | $704,996 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer | $600,000 | $153,048 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $4,575 | $757,623 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer | $600,000 | — | $0 | $6,165,446 | $400,000 | — | $4,350 | $7,169,796 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for First Advantage Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,107,227 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-9,824,876 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 13 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group First Advantage Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Staples this page | Chief Executive Officer | $1,282,350 |
| Joelle Smith | President | $1,107,350 |
| Bret Jardine | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $903,577 |
| Douglas Nairne | Global Chief Operating Officer | $849,621 |
| Steven Marks | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President | $732,350 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full First Advantage Corp compensation brief.
Scott Staples's compensation sits inside First Advantage Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.