Brian Bird is President and Chief Executive Officer of NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NWE). The company reported total compensation of $5,016,745 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $921,263 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,700,022 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $743,400 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $41,647 |
| All other compensation | $610,413 |
| Total | $5,016,745 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. filed March 12, 2026, accession 0001993004-26-000018.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $921,263 | $0 | $2,700,022 | $0 | $743,400 | $41,647 | $610,413 | $5,016,745 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $873,077 | — | $2,320,016 | — | $1,044,000 | $29,203 | $544,793 | $4,811,089 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $794,519 | — | $1,600,000 | — | $616,000 | $34,619 | $65,464 | $3,110,602 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,066,799 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-50,054 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 46th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 13 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. compensation brief.
Brian Bird's compensation sits inside NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NWE) compensation brief