Jerry Baack is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bridgewater Bancshares Inc (BWB). The company reported total compensation of $1,349,932 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $650,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $218,372 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $433,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $48,560 |
| Total | $1,349,932 |
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 Bridgewater Bancshares Inc filed March 16, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-028272.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $650,000 | $0 | $218,372 | $0 | $433,000 | $0 | $48,560 | $1,349,932 |
| FY2024 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $650,000 | $0 | $203,937 | $0 | $219,000 | $0 | $47,989 | $1,120,926 |
| FY2023 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $650,000 | $0 | $351,679 | $0 | $219,000 | $0 | $45,667 | $1,266,346 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Bridgewater Bancshares Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $1,769,983 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-420,051 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 19th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 21 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Bridgewater Bancshares Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Baack this page | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $1,349,932 |
| Joseph Chybowski | President and Chief Financial Officer | $922,296 |
| Nick Place | Chief Banking Officer | $698,709 |
| Mary Jayne Crocker | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer | $634,821 |
| Lisa Salazar | Chief Operating Officer | $603,704 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Bridgewater Bancshares Inc compensation brief.
Jerry Baack's compensation sits inside Bridgewater Bancshares Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.