John Griffith is President and Chief Executive Officer of American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK). The company reported total compensation of $7,055,667 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,026,418 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,060,491 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,635,585 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $333,173 |
| Total | $7,055,667 |
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 American Water Works Company, Inc. filed March 24, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-120668.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $12,092,341 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-5,036,674 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 7th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group American Water Works Company, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Griffith this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $7,055,667 |
| Cheryl Norton | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $6,342,406 |
| M. Susan Hardwick | Former Chief Executive Officer | $6,327,892 |
| David Bowler | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,661,931 |
| Stacy Mitchell | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $2,210,675 |
| Maureen Duffy | Executive Vice President, Communications and External Affairs | $2,089,583 |
| Melanie Kennedy | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer | $1,592,695 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full American Water Works Company, Inc. compensation brief.
John Griffith's compensation sits inside American Water Works Company, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) compensation brief