Knight Ridder filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission this afternoon disclosing the salaries of its top executives in 2005. Chief Executive Tony Ridder received $980,000 in salary and a $281,304 bonus. He holds restricted stock valued at $1,176,230. In terms of compensation (salary and bonus, but not including housing relocation fees or restricted stock), the pecking order goes like this: No. 2, senior vp and CFO Steve Rossi, $704,233; No. 3, senior vp Hilary Schneider, $695,166; No. 4, senior vp Art Brisbane, $693,618; and No. 5, senior vp Mary Jean Connors, $677,933. [E&P article] [SEC filing (see page 7, “Summary compensation table”)]