Scott Schaeffer is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Independence Realty Trust, INC. (IRT). The company reported total compensation of $5,266,937 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $800,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $500,000 |
| Stock awards | $2,825,675 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,127,262 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $14,000 |
| Total | $5,266,937 |
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 Independence Realty Trust, INC. filed March 19, 2026, accession 0001437749-26-009071.
| 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 | $800,000 | $500,000 | $2,825,675 | $0 | $1,127,262 | $0 | $14,000 | $5,266,937 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer) | $750,000 | $468,750 | $2,524,771 | $0 | $1,277,119 | $0 | $13,800 | $5,034,440 |
| FY2023 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | $437,500 | $2,677,345 | — | $1,018,483 | — | $13,200 | $4,846,528 |
| FY2022 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | $437,500 | $2,422,221 | — | $1,284,544 | — | $12,200 | $4,856,465 |
| FY2021 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | $437,500 | $2,112,055 | $0 | $1,256,588 | $0 | $11,400 | $4,517,543 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Independence Realty Trust, INC..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,647,575 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-380,638 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 40th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Independence Realty Trust, INC. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Schaeffer this page | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $5,266,937 |
| James Sebra | President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $2,477,308 |
| Michele Weisbaum | General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Secretary | $1,357,290 |
| Jason Delozier | Chief Accounting Officer | $1,016,264 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Independence Realty Trust, INC. compensation brief.
Scott Schaeffer's compensation sits inside Independence Realty Trust, INC.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The Independence Realty Trust, INC. (IRT) compensation brief