Brian Bird compensation by year
NorthWestern Energy Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $794,519 | $873,077 | $921,263 |
| Bonus | — | — | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,600,000 | $2,320,016 | $2,700,022 |
| Option awards | — | — | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $616,000 | $1,044,000 | $743,400 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $34,619 | $29,203 | $41,647 |
| All other | $65,464 | $544,793 | $610,413 |
| Total | $3,110,602 | $4,811,089 | $5,016,745 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. DEF 14A filed March 12, 2026, accession 0001993004-26-000018, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. filed document, accession 0001993004-26-000018. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 12, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 77,788 | $5,020,438 | — |
| RSU | 76,052 | $4,908,396 | — |
| RSU | 17,652 | $1,139,260 | — |
| RSU | 17,334 | $1,118,736 | — |
| RSU | 7,952 | $513,222 | — |
| RSU | 4,927 | $317,989 | — |
| RSU | 3,465 | $223,631 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
NorthWestern Energy’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Bird · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $5,016,745 |
| Crystal Lail | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,696,930 |
| Shannon Heim | General Counsel and Vice President, Federal Gov't Affairs | $1,018,039 |
| John Hines | Vice President – Supply / Montana Govt Affairs | $941,464 |
| Bobbi Schroeppel | Vice President – Customer Care, Communications and HR | $908,793 |
Board service
NorthWestern Energy board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: NorthWestern Energy pays directors a $70,000 cash retainer and $150,000 in Stock (unrestricted shares). As stated in NorthWestern Energy's FY2025 proxy.
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