Benjamin Schall is Chief Executive Officer and President of Avalonbay Communities Inc. (AVB). The company reported total compensation of $9,663,500 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $6,319,735 |
| Option awards | $482,365 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,815,540 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $45,860 |
| Total | $9,663,500 |
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 Avalonbay Communities Inc. filed April 6, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-039943.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,000,000 | $0 | $6,319,735 | $482,365 | $1,815,540 | $0 | $45,860 | $9,663,500 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,000,000 | $0 | $5,777,068 | $446,833 | $1,831,800 | $0 | $34,372 | $9,090,073 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,000,000 | $0 | $6,029,666 | $378,140 | $2,040,600 | $0 | $31,281 | $9,479,687 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,000,000 | $0 | $5,984,043 | $367,203 | $1,999,800 | $0 | $42,162 | $9,393,208 |
| FY2021 | President | $923,077 | $1,500,000 | $11,838,442 | $0 | $2,057,400 | $0 | $58,772 | $16,377,691 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Avalonbay Communities Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $10,096,804 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-433,304 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 18th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 11 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Avalonbay Communities Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Schall this page | Chief Executive Officer and President | $9,663,500 |
| Matthew Birenbaum | Chief Investment Officer | $4,762,820 |
| Sean Breslin | Chief Operating Officer | $4,756,899 |
| Kevin O'Shea | Chief Financial Officer | $4,236,350 |
| Pamela Thomas | Executive Vice President - Portfolio and Asset Management | $3,090,847 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Avalonbay Communities Inc. compensation brief.
Benjamin Schall's compensation sits inside Avalonbay Communities Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.