Kenneth Bockhorst is Chairman, President & CEO of Badger Meter Inc (BMI). The company reported total compensation of $5,932,862 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $880,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $1,740,464 |
| Stock awards | $3,042,144 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | — |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $182,171 |
| All other compensation | $88,083 |
| Total | $5,932,862 |
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 Badger Meter Inc filed March 13, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-106185.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman, President & CEO | $880,000 | $1,740,464 | $3,042,144 | $0 | — | $182,171 | $88,083 | $5,932,862 |
| FY2023 | Chairman, President & CEO | $750,000 | $0 | $1,962,621 | $0 | $1,650,000 | $97,362 | $84,305 | $4,544,288 |
| FY2022 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $675,000 | $968,220 | $1,380,249 | $0 | $804,752 | $34,012 | $78,611 | $3,940,844 |
| FY2021 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $675,000 | — | $2,099,986 | — | $1,063,125 | — | $15,074 | $3,853,185 |
| FY2020 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $593,712 | $0 | $314,380 | $317,986 | $697,410 | $76,854 | $59,992 | $2,060,334 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Badger Meter Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,997,056 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-64,194 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 50th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 16 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Badger Meter Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Bockhorst this page | Chairman, President & CEO | $5,932,862 |
| Robert Wrocklage | Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer | $1,952,394 |
| Sheryl Hopkins | Vice President - Human Resources | $984,668 |
| Kimberly Stoll | Vice President - Sales and Marketing | $890,043 |
| William Bergum | Vice President - General Counsel | $867,776 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Badger Meter Inc compensation brief.
Kenneth Bockhorst's compensation sits inside Badger Meter Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.