First Advantage (FA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Scott Staples, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.3M in 2025, down 69% from $4.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 202:1, on median employee pay of $6,363.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.3M-69% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
202:1median $6,363
CEO Total Compensation
$1,282,350For fiscal year 2025
CEO to Median Employee Pay Ratio
202:1Based on worldwide workforce
Median Employee Pay
$6,363Annual total compensation
Sterling Acquisition Bonus
$50,000Special one-time cash bonus per NEO
Outstanding Shares Outstanding
172,407,142As of record date April 7, 2026

How Staples was paid

$1.3M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary55%Bonus45%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Scott StaplesChief Executive Officer$1,282,350
Steven MarksChief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President$732,350
Douglas NairneGlobal Chief Operating Officer$849,621
Joelle M. SmithPresident$1,107,350
Bret T. JardineChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$903,577

What changed and why

  • $1.3MChief Executive Officer Scott Staples received a total compensation of $1,282,350 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $50,000Each named executive officer received a special one-time cash bonus of $50,000 for completing the Sterling Acquisition integration.
  • The ratio of the annual total compensation of the CEO to the median employee was 202 to 1.
  • $6,363The median employee annual total compensation was $6,363 for fiscal year 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.