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Bowman Consulting (BWMN): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$2,404,863CEO Gary Bowman · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $4,498,508FY2023
  • $2,766,275FY2024
  • $2,404,863FY2025

CEO total pay was $2,404,863 in fiscal 2025, down from $2,766,275 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $739,892 · stock awards $1,609,784 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Gary Bowman (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $2,404,863.
How much does Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. reported total board compensation of $1,206,205 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Gary Bowman$739,892—$1,609,784$0$0$0$55,187$2,404,863
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Swayze489,250—632,1430109,788036,5501,267,731
EVP, Chief Operating Officer
Robert Hickey487,737—474,5340256,062039,4641,257,797
EVP, Chief Legal Officer
Bruce Labovitz515,000—00270,375036,503821,878
EVP, Chief Financial Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Gary Bowman$2,404,863$2,766,275$4,498,508↓ −361,412
Daniel Swayze1,267,731———
Robert Hickey1,257,7971,236,426—↑ +21,371
Bruce Labovitz821,8788,469,7061,833,518↓ −7,647,828

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantPricewaterhouseCoopers
Clawback policy—
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledging—
Equity grants and outstanding awards

No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Daniel SwayzeRSU819—$27,043
Robert HickeyRSU1,795—59,271
Bruce LabovitzRSU1,862—61,483
Robert HickeyRSU1,949—64,356
Bruce LabovitzRSU2,022—66,766
Robert HickeyRSU3,245—107,150
Daniel SwayzeRSU3,255—107,480
Robert HickeyPSU20,676—682,722
Bruce LabovitzPSU21,451—708,312
Robert HickeyPSU22,716—750,082
Daniel SwayzePSU22,786—752,394
Robert HickeyPSU36,969—1,220,716
Bruce LabovitzPSU38,355—1,266,482
Gary BowmanRSU47,937—1,582,880
Gary BowmanRSU71,167—2,349,934
Gary BowmanRSU73,843—2,438,296
Bruce LabovitzPSU100,000—3,302,000
Gary BowmanRSU132,031—4,359,666
Bruce LabovitzRSU150,000—4,953,000
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
James LauritoIndependent · Board Chair · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee$152,000$138,291———$290,291
Stephen RiddickIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair)95,500138,291———233,791
Raymond Vicks JrIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance94,250138,291———233,171
Patricia MulroyIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance93,500138,291———231,791
Virginia GrebbienIndependent · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee · Newly elected79,500138,291———217,791
Gary BowmanEmployee director—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$67,500
Annual equity retainer$132,500
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,750 / 20,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline$3

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$514,750
Equity awards (grant-date value)$691,455
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,206,205

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Bowman Consulting as a peer

Companies that benchmark against BWMN

4 companies name BWMN as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name BWMN as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.2025Gary Bowman$739,892$1,609,784$0$0$2,404,863

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-28—————
20252025-05-22—————
20242024-05-16—————
20232023-05-11—————
20222022-05-11—————

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-05-28—a
20252025-05-22—b
20242024-05-16—c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (16 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Gary Bowman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,404,863. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Daniel Swayze. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,267,731. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Robert Hickey. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,257,797. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Bruce Labovitz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 821,878. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, James Laurito. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 290,291. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Stephen Riddick. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 233,791. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Raymond Vicks Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 233,171. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Patricia Mulroy. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 231,791. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Virginia Grebbien. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 217,791. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Gary Bowman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-03. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-28. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-21. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 514,750 + equity 691,455 + all other 0 = 1,206,205, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,404,863. View filing ↗
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