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First Advantage Executive Compensation (FY25)

FA · Atlanta, GA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 8, 2026
214 figures on this page: 211 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Scott Staples was paid $1,282,350 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and Staples' total was 68.8% lower than the $4,104,249 reported for fiscal 2024. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 202:1, against median employee compensation of $6,363. Shareholders recorded 98.5% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACI Worldwide, Inc., Alarm.com Holdings, Inc., Calix, Inc., Commvault Systems, Inc. and CSG Systems International, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Scott Staples
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 5, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Scott Staples: $4,104,249 → $1,282,350 (68.8% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 103:1 → 202:1 (96.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is First Advantage's chief executive and what were they paid?
Scott Staples was paid $1,282,350 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Staples' total was 68.8% lower than the $4,104,249 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was First Advantage's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 98.5% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in First Advantage's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACI Worldwide, Inc., Alarm.com Holdings, Inc., Calix, Inc., Commvault Systems, Inc. and CSG Systems International, Inc., among others.
What is First Advantage's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 202:1, against median employee compensation of $6,363.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joelle M. Smith
President, Data, Technology, and Experience
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Scott Staples
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Joseph Jaeger
President, Americas
◇◇————◇◇
David L. Gamsey
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
◇◇————◇◇
Bret T. Jardine
EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
◇◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Staples
Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Joseph Jaeger
President, Americas
◇———◇—◇◇
David Gamsey
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
◇———◇—◇◇
Bret Jardine
EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Joelle Smith
President, Data, Technology, and Experience
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Staples
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Joelle M. Smith
President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Steven Marks
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Douglas Nairne
Global Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Bret T. Jardine
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
David L. Gamsey
Former Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇—◇◇
Joseph Jaeger
Former President, Americas
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Staples
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Joelle Smith
President
◇◇————◇◇
Bret Jardine
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Douglas Nairne
Global Chief Operating Officer
◇◇—————◇
Steven Marks
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
◇◇————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Bret T. JardineOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Bret T. JardineRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Bret JardineOption◇—◇1/31/2030
Option◇—◇5/11/2033
Option◇—◇3/4/2034
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/14/2034
Douglas NairneOption◇—◇3/4/2034
Option◇—◇5/11/2033
Option◇—◇11/14/2034
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/21/2031
Scott StaplesOption◇—◇11/14/2034
Option◇—◇6/22/2031
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Steven MarksOption◇—◇3/16/2032
Option◇—◇3/1/2033
Option◇—◇1/31/2030
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/4/2034
Option◇—◇11/14/2034
Joelle SmithOption◇—◇1/31/2030
Option◇—◇9/16/2034
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/12/2032
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/24/2030
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Susan R. Bell
◇◇————◇
Judith Sim
◇◇————◇
Bridgett R. Price
◇◇————◇
James L. Clark
◇◇————◇
Joseph Osnoss, Scott Staples, Bianca Stoica, John Rudella and Mark Gillett served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • ACI Worldwide, Inc. ACIW
  • Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. ALRM
  • Calix, Inc. CALX
  • Commvault Systems, Inc. CVLT
  • CSG Systems International, Inc. CSGS
  • Dayforce, Inc. DAY
  • Instructure Holdings INST
  • Paylocity Holding Corp. PCTY
  • Pegasystems Inc. PEGA
  • Stride, Inc. LRN
  • TriNet Group, Inc. TNET
  • Unisys Corporation UIS
  • Verra Mobility Corporation VRRM
  • Vertex, Inc. VERX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 6, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 7, 2024=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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214 figures on this page: 211 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
211 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-261766
  2. 0001193125-26-177294
    CEO pay ratio · COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS · Grants of Plan Based Awards for 202 · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END · and 3 more sections
  3. 0000950170-25-083743
  4. 0000950170-25-058004
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0000950170-24-071309
  6. 0000950170-24-048277
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001193125-23-118899
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
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Peers First Advantage discloses

The companies named in FA's own disclosed peer group.

ACI Worldwide, Inc.Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.Commvault Systems, Inc.CSG Systems International, Inc.Paylocity Holding Corp.Pegasystems Inc.Vertex, Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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