EQR FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #11 of 78 in industry

Equity Residential CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $12.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $77,311 · Holding & Investment Offices.

Holding & Investment Offices peers All rankings
State
MD
Filing date
2026-04-14
Industry
Holding & Investment Offices
Industry rank
#11/78

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
165:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$12.8M
Median worker
$77,311

Answer first

Equity Residential's FY2025 CEO total of $12.8M ranks #389 of 1,423 complete filings; its 165:1 pay ratio ranks #396. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $77,311. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-67 peer cohort (# 11 of 78, 87th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Holding & Investment Offices companies.

Dollar rank
#389
$12.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#396
165:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
87th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Equity Residential ranks nationally

Equity Residential CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$12,756,315 Top 27% higher than 73% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Equity Residential vs. Holding & Investment Offices peers

CEO total pay ($12.8M) against pay ratio (165:1) for Equity Residential (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Holding & Investment Offices industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both05930068.211860136.417790204.623720272.853.0:185.8:1118.5:1151.2:1183.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Equity Residential, CEO total pay: 12756315 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 165:1Equity ResidentialRyman Hospitality Properties, Inc., CEO total pay: 6230524 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 164:1Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.American Tower Corp /ma/, CEO total pay: 14854505 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 164:1American Tower Corp /ma/Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., CEO total pay: 12669394 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 170:1Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.Prologis, Inc., CEO total pay: 141121 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 177:1Prologis, Inc.Equinix Inc, CEO total pay: 22597456 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 178:1Equinix Inc
Equity Residential vs. Holding & Investment Offices peers, plotted against the industry's $8.2M median CEO total and 59:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Holding & Investment Offices peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 67. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Equity Residential's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Equity Residential

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
165:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+6:1
from FY2024 159:1
CEO $ YoY
+12%
$12.8M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Equity Residential CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $8.5M - $62,996 135:1 -
2022 $11.2M +32% $70,209 160:1 +25:1
2024 $11.4M +1.1% $71,418 159:1 -1:1
2025 $12.8M +12% $77,311 165:1 +6:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 906107, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Holding & Investment Offices

This Company's Ratio
165:1
Industry Median Ratio
59:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.2M
This CEO's Pay
$12.8M
Companies in Industry
78
vs. Industry Median
Above
#11 of 78 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Holding & Investment Offices →

Equity Residential: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Equity Residential's FY2025 ratio 165:1 ranks #11 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (87th percentile). the CEO earned 165× the median employee ($77,311) in FY2025.

Median employee $77,311 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 165 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$12.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

165:1

Elevated vs. peers

Equity Residential in the higher Holding & Investment Offices third

Equity Residential's FY2025 ratio 165:1 ranks #11 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (87th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Holding & Investment Offices (SIC 67) median ratio is 59:1 across 78 FY2025 filers; Equity Residential's $12.8M CEO total is above the $8.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #389 and ratio rank #396 split - treat 165:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Holding & Investment Offices peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$12.8M
Median Employee Pay
$77,311
Pay Ratio
165:1
Filing Date
2026-04-14

Company Info

Ticker
EQR
CIK
906107
Industry
Holding & Investment Offices
SIC Code
6798
State
MD
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 906107, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Equity Residential's FY2025 ratio 165:1 ranks #11 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (87th percentile).

Read with Equity Residential

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.

Whirlpool Corp /de/ · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.8M (Δ $20K heavier vs Equity Residential); HIGH · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
NOV Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.7M (Δ $45K lighter vs Equity Residential); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Agilent Technologies, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.8M (Δ $71K heavier vs Equity Residential); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
S&P Global Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.8M (Δ $75K heavier vs Equity Residential); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (SIC 67 pole)

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Equity Residential's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #389/#396

Equity Residential's FY2025 package sits #389 by CEO dollars and #396 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Equity Residential's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Equity Residential (CIK 906107), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.