Chris Tomasso is President and Chief Executive Officer of First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (FWRG). The company reported total compensation of $11,523,150 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $932,793 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $9,576,365 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $963,610 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $50,382 |
| Total | $11,523,150 |
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 First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. filed April 8, 2026, accession 0001789940-26-000048.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $932,793 | $0 | $9,576,365 | $0 | $963,610 | $0 | $50,382 | $11,523,150 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $905,625 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $988,711 | $0 | $28,502 | $4,922,838 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $892,416 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $0 | $1,509,105 | $0 | $26,797 | $4,928,318 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,456,588 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $6,066,562 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 79th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tomasso this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $11,523,150 |
| Jay Wolszczak | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary | $3,464,364 |
| Eric Hartman | Chief Development Officer | $3,206,115 |
| Laura Sorensen | Chief People Officer | $3,133,813 |
| Mel Hope | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $1,596,122 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. compensation brief.
Chris Tomasso's compensation sits inside First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (FWRG) compensation brief