KNX FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #6 of 10 in industry

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $5.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $68,556 · Trucking & Warehousing.

Trucking & Warehousing peers All rankings
State
AZ
Filing date
2026-04-02
Industry
Trucking & Warehousing
Industry rank
#6/10

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
73:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$5.0M
Median worker
$68,556

Answer first

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $5.0M ranks #936 of 1,423 complete filings; its 73:1 pay ratio ranks #805. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $68,556. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-42 peer cohort (# 6 of 10, 50th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Trucking & Warehousing companies.

Dollar rank
#936
$5.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#805
73:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
50th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. ranks nationally

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$5,011,329 34th percentile higher than 34% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). This entry sits in this band. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. vs. Trucking & Warehousing peers

CEO total pay ($5.0M) against pay ratio (73:1) for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Trucking & Warehousing industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both802552.82954473.15106393.57258313.99410234.320.4:145.9:171.5:197.1:1122.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 5011329 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 73:1Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.Saia Inc, CEO total pay: 6313322 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 94:1Saia IncWerner Enterprises Inc, CEO total pay: 6048549 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 113:1Werner Enterprises IncHunt J B Transport Services Inc, CEO total pay: 9018976 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 118:1Hunt J B Transport Services IncUniversal Logistics Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 1193811 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 26:1Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.Arcbest Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 2173175 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 25:1Arcbest Corp /de/
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. vs. Trucking & Warehousing peers, plotted against the industry's $6.0M median CEO total and 84:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Trucking & Warehousing peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 9 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 42. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
73:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-8:1
from FY2024 81:1
CEO $ YoY
+4.4%
$5.0M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $6.3M - $38,549 163:1 -
2022 $6.4M +1.3% $59,368 107:1 -56:1
2023 $4.5M -30% $67,318 66:1 -41:1
2024 $4.8M +7.7% $59,621 81:1 +15:1
2025 $5.0M +4.4% $68,556 73:1 -8:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1492691, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Trucking & Warehousing

This Company's Ratio
73:1
Industry Median Ratio
84:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.0M
This CEO's Pay
$5.0M
Companies in Industry
10
vs. Industry Median
Below
#6 of 10 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Trucking & Warehousing →

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. disclosed 73:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.0M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 73× the median employee ($68,556) in FY2025.

Median employee $68,556 (PAR-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 73 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$5.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

73:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. disclosed 73:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.0M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Trucking & Warehousing (SIC 42) median ratio is 84:1 across 10 FY2025 filers; Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.'s $5.0M CEO total is at or below the $6.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #936 and ratio rank #805 split - treat 73:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Trucking & Warehousing peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$5.0M
Median Employee Pay
$68,556
Pay Ratio
73:1
Filing Date
2026-04-02

Company Info

Ticker
KNX
CIK
1492691
Industry
Trucking & Warehousing
SIC Code
4213
State
AZ
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1492691, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. disclosed 73:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.0M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.

Kosmos Energy Ltd. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $8K heavier vs Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Barrett Business Services Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $9K lighter vs Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Ooma Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $13K heavier vs Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
StoneX Group Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $31K heavier vs Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Saia Inc (SIC 42 pole)

Saia Inc stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #936/#805

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #936 by CEO dollars and #805 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.'s MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (CIK 1492691), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.