J. Powell Brown is Chief Executive Officer and President of Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO). The company reported total compensation of $8,641,088 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,250,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $1,000,000 |
| Stock awards | $2,958,773 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,048,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $384,315 |
| Total | $8,641,088 |
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 Brown & Brown, Inc. filed March 24, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-122172.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,250,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,958,773 | $0 | $3,048,000 | $0 | $384,315 | $8,641,088 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,240,385 | $0 | $2,952,920 | $0 | $7,136,000 | $0 | $349,472 | $11,678,777 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,000,000 | — | $2,941,861 | — | $5,500,000 | — | $344,884 | $9,786,745 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Brown & Brown, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,042,543 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,401,455 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 20th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 5 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Brown & Brown, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| J. Powell Brown this page | Chief Executive Officer and President | $8,641,088 |
| Stephen P. Hearn | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and President Retail Segment | $3,975,069 |
| R. Andrew Watts | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer | $3,741,027 |
| P. Barrett Brown | Executive Vice President | $3,495,054 |
| Chris L. Walker | Executive Vice President and Chairman Specialty Distribution Segment | $3,396,035 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Brown & Brown, Inc. compensation brief.
J. Powell Brown's compensation sits inside Brown & Brown, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.