AVB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #16 of 78 in industry

Avalonbay Communities Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $9.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $70,971 · Holding & Investment Offices.

Holding & Investment Offices peers All rankings
State
MD
Filing date
2026-04-06
Industry
Holding & Investment Offices
Industry rank
#16/78

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
136:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$9.7M
Median worker
$70,971

Answer first

Avalonbay Communities Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $9.7M ranks #555 of 1,423 complete filings; its 136:1 pay ratio ranks #480. 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 $70,971. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-67 peer cohort (# 16 of 78, 81st 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
#555
$9.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#480
136:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
81st
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Avalonbay Communities Inc ranks nationally

Avalonbay Communities Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$9,652,056 Top 39% higher than 61% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $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

Avalonbay Communities Inc vs. Holding & Investment Offices peers

CEO total pay ($9.7M) against pay ratio (136:1) for Avalonbay Communities Inc (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 both03067179.96134359.89201539.712268719.654.5:179.0:1103.5:1128.0:1152.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Avalonbay Communities Inc, CEO total pay: 9652056 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 136:1Avalonbay Communities IncSba Communications Corp, CEO total pay: 11358715 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 131:1Sba Communications CorpVentas, Inc., CEO total pay: 123420 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 142:1Ventas, Inc.Ssr Mining Inc., CEO total pay: 7511670 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 129:1Ssr Mining Inc.Lamar Advertising Co/new, CEO total pay: 8484500 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 125:1Lamar Advertising Co/newSimon Property Group Inc., CEO total pay: 11690372 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 148:1Simon Property Group Inc.
Avalonbay Communities Inc 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 Avalonbay Communities Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Avalonbay Communities Inc

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
136:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+35:1
from FY2024 101:1
CEO $ YoY
+6.2%
$9.7M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Avalonbay Communities Inc 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 $14.4M - $79,313 181:1 -
2022 $9.4M -35% $73,393 128:1 -53:1
2023 $9.4M +0.6% $80,764 117:1 -11:1
2024 $9.1M -3.9% $89,952 101:1 -16:1
2025 $9.7M +6.2% $70,971 136:1 +35:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 915912, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Holding & Investment Offices

This Company's Ratio
136:1
Industry Median Ratio
59:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.2M
This CEO's Pay
$9.7M
Companies in Industry
78
vs. Industry Median
Above
#16 of 78 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Holding & Investment Offices →

Avalonbay Communities Inc: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Avalonbay Communities Inc's FY2025 ratio 136:1 ranks #16 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (81st percentile). the CEO earned 136× the median employee ($70,971) in FY2025.

Median employee $70,971 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 136 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$9.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

136:1

Near industry median

Avalonbay Communities Inc in the higher Holding & Investment Offices third

Avalonbay Communities Inc's FY2025 ratio 136:1 ranks #16 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (81st 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; Avalonbay Communities Inc's $9.7M CEO total is above the $8.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #555 and ratio rank #480 split - treat 136:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Holding & Investment Offices peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$9.7M
Median Employee Pay
$70,971
Pay Ratio
136:1
Filing Date
2026-04-06

Company Info

Ticker
AVB
CIK
915912
Industry
Holding & Investment Offices
SIC Code
6798
State
MD
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 915912, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Avalonbay Communities Inc's FY2025 ratio 136:1 ranks #16 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (81st percentile).

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

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.6M (Δ $10K lighter vs Avalonbay Communities Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Ingram Micro Holding Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.7M (Δ $13K heavier vs Avalonbay Communities Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Upstart Holdings, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.7M (Δ $16K heavier vs Avalonbay Communities Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.6M (Δ $18K lighter vs Avalonbay Communities Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Sba Communications Corp (SIC 67 pole)

Sba Communications Corp stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Avalonbay Communities Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #555/#480

Avalonbay Communities Inc's FY2025 package sits #555 by CEO dollars and #480 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Avalonbay Communities Inc'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 Avalonbay Communities Inc (CIK 915912), 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.