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Real Estate
Executive compensation benchmarks for 14 public companies in the real estate investment trusts industry.
$11.9M
14
$69.3M
129:1
Median
$11,851,030
Average
$19,453,977
25th Percentile
$8,953,135
75th Percentile
$21,098,758
Minimum
$406,770
Maximum
$69,341,442
Avg Pay Ratio
129:1
Companies
14
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The median real estate investment trusts CEO compensation is $11,851,030, based on 14 public companies. The average is $19,453,977. Note that CEO compensation includes salary, bonus, stock awards, option awards, and other compensation.
Greg Lehmkuhl of Lineage, Inc. is the highest paid real estate investment trusts CEO, with total compensation of $69,341,442 in FY2024.
The average CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio in the real estate investment trusts industry is 129:1. This means the average CEO earns 129 times what the median employee earns.
Data sourced from SEC filings (DEF 14A proxy statements). Last updated: April 15, 2026. Compensation figures are total annual compensation including salary, bonus, stock awards, and other compensation.
Compare CEO compensation across different industries or research specific companies.
| Company | CEO | Total Comp |
|---|---|---|
| Lineage, Inc. LINE | Greg Lehmkuhl | $69.3M |
| SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC. SPG | David Simon | $61.4M |
| Prologis, Inc. PLD | Hamid Moghadam | $25.0M |
| EQUINIX INC EQIX | Adaire Fox-Martin | $22.7M |
| HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. HST | James F. Risoleo | $16.4M |
| AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC | Peter J. Federico | $14.2M |
| AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ AMT | Steven O. Vondran | $13.4M |
| ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC. ARE | Peter M. Moglia | $10.3M |
| REGENCY CENTERS CORP REG | Lisa Palmer | $9.6M |
| LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW LAMR | Sean E. Reilly | $9.4M |
| SBA Communications Corporation SBAC | Brendan T. Cavanagh | $8.8M |
| Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. GLPI | Peter M. Carlino | $5.8M |
| Crown Castle Inc CCI | Anthony J. Melone | $5.7M |
| Ellington Credit Co EARN | David Block | $407K |