American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Bryan Smith, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.5M in 2025, up 71% from $4.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 99:1, on median employee pay of $75,937.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$7.5M+71% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
99:1median $75,937
CEO pay in equity
89%$6.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Pay Ratio
99:1Ratio to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$75,937Annual total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
95%Prior year support

How Smith was paid

$7.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Bryan SmithCEO$7,535,178
Chris LauCFO$4,493,121
Sara Vogt-LowellCAO/CLO$2,931,580

What changed and why

  • $7.5MCEO Bryan Smith received total compensation of $7,535,178 for fiscal year 2025 following his promotion.
  • 13.3%Base salaries increased by 13.3% for the CEO, 7.9% for the CFO, and 4.8% for the CAO/CLO.
  • Long-term equity incentives linked executive compensation directly with Core FFO growth goals and TSR relative to peer companies.
  • 95%Shareholders overwhelmingly supported the prior advisory vote on executive compensation with 95% approval.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.