Knife River (KNF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Brian R. Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), was paid $5.8M in 2025, down 16% from $6.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 64:1, on median employee pay of $90,710.

Filed
April 6, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.8M-16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
64:1median $90,710
CEO pay in equity
65%$3.8M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$1,000,0002025 fiscal year
CEO Stock Awards
$3,785,841Grant date fair value
Median Employee Pay
$90,7102025 annual total
CEO Pay Ratio
64:1To median employee

How Gray was paid

$5.8M 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.

Salary17%Stock awards65%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Brian R. GrayPresident and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)$5,820,868
Nathan W. RingVice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)$1,906,455
Trevor J. HastingsVice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO)$1,978,485
Karl A. LiepitzVice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (CLO)$1,710,001
Glenn R. PladsenVice President and Chief Excellence Officer (CXO)$1,299,829

What changed and why

  • $5.8MBrian R. Gray received total compensation of $5,820,868 in 2025, reflecting a decrease from the prior year total of $6,941,573.
  • $1MBase salary for the CEO was set at $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
  • 65%Long-term incentives were awarded in the form of 65% performance-based restricted stock units and 35% restricted stock units.
  • $90,710The company achieved a CEO-to-median employee pay ratio of 64 to 1 based on median employee pay of $90,710.

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.