Benjamin Schall compensation by year
Avalonbay Communities Summary Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Component | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $923,077 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Bonus | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $11,838,442 | $5,984,043 | $6,029,666 | $5,777,068 | $6,319,735 |
| Option awards | $0 | $367,203 | $378,140 | $446,833 | $482,365 |
| Non-equity incentive | $2,057,400 | $1,999,800 | $2,040,600 | $1,831,800 | $1,815,540 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $58,772 | $42,162 | $31,281 | $34,372 | $45,860 |
| Total | $16,377,691 | $9,393,208 | $9,479,687 | $9,090,073 | $9,663,500 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Avalonbay Communities Inc. DEF 14A filed April 6, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-039943, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Avalonbay Communities Inc. filed document, accession 0001104659-26-039943. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 6, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 36,123 | $6,549,461 | — |
| PSU | 24,855 | $4,506,460 | — |
| PSU | 21,853 | $3,962,167 | — |
| RSU | 6,531 | $1,184,136 | — |
| RSU | 5,193 | $941,543 | — |
| Option | 8,434 | — | $172.11 |
| Option | 3,358 | — | $177.83 |
| Option | 9,473 | — | $221.58 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Avalonbay Communities Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
8 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 6, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 8,304 | — | 0 |
| 2026-08-17 | Grant or award | — | 78,257 | $0.00 | 178,819.76 |
| 2026-08-17 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 178,819.76 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-08-17 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 21,772 | — | 0 |
| 2026-08-17 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 9,473 | — | 0 |
| 2026-08-17 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 12,651 | — | 0 |
| 2026-08-17 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 10,073 | — | 0 |
| 2026-03-01 | Tax withholding | — | 18,215 | $177.23 | 100,465.23 |
The 8 most recent of 8 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Avalonbay Communities’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| 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 |
Board service
Avalonbay Communities board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Avalonbay Communities pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $200,000 in Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock Units (at director's election). As stated in Avalonbay Communities's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
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