Edward S. Knight
2018
In 2018, Edward S. Knight earned a total compensation of $3.5M as EVP and Global Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Nasdaq, a 22% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,410,325 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $535,577 |
| Stock Awards | $1,490,007 |
| Other | $16,500 |
| Total | $3,452,409 |
Knight received $1.5M in stock awards, accounting for 43% of the total pay in 2018.
Knight also received $1.4M in non-equity incentive plan, $535.6K in salary and $16.5K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2018, Edward S. Knight's compensation ranked 3,304th out of 14,244 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Knight earned more than 76.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 3,304 out of 14,244 | 77th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 604 out of 2,994 | 80th |
Major group Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services | 102 out of 243 | 58th |
Pay ratio
| Edward S. Knight's Pay | $3,452,409 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $111,155 |
| Pay Ratio | 31to 1 |
In 2018, the annual total compensation of Edward S. Knight was $3,452,409.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Nasdaq was $111,155.
The ratio of Edward S. Knight's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 31 to one.
Source: SEC filing on March 12, 2019.
Knight's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with Edward S. Knight at Nasdaq in 2018.