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Real Estate
Executive compensation benchmarks for 13 public companies in the real estate investment trusts industry.
$10.3M
13
$61.4M
129:1
Median
$10,275,115
Average
$16,766,256
25th Percentile
$8,817,502
75th Percentile
$16,430,377
Minimum
$406,770
Maximum
$61,394,770
Avg Pay Ratio
129:1
Companies
13
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The median real estate investment trusts CEO compensation is $10,275,115, based on 13 public companies. The average is $16,766,256. Note that CEO compensation includes salary, bonus, stock awards, option awards, and other compensation.
David Simon of SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC. is the highest paid real estate investment trusts CEO, with total compensation of $61,394,770 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: March 1, 2026. Compensation figures are total annual compensation including salary, bonus, stock awards, and other compensation.
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| Company | CEO | Total Comp |
|---|---|---|
| SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC. SPG | David Simon | $61.4M |
| EQUINIX INC EQIX | Adaire Fox-Martin | $36.6M |
| Prologis, Inc. PLD | Hamid Moghadam | $24.9M |
| HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. HST | James F. Risoleo | $16.4M |
| AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ AMT | Steven O. Vondran | $13.4M |
| AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC | Peter J. Federico | $13.1M |
| 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 CORP SBAC | Brendan T. Cavanagh | $8.8M |
| CROWN CASTLE INC. CCI | Daniel K. Schlanger | $7.9M |
| Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. GLPI | Peter M. Carlino | $5.8M |
| Ellington Credit Co EARN | David Block | $407K |