Essex Property Trust (ESS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

ANGELA L. KLEIMAN, CEO and President, was paid $10.1M in 2025, up 23% from $8.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 89:1, on median employee pay of $113,049.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$10.1M+23% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
89:1median $113,049
CEO pay in equity
47%$4.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$10,10MFiscal 2025 total compensation
Core FFO Growth
2.2%Per diluted share growth
Same-Property NOI Growth
3.2%Led multifamily peer group
Dividend Growth
4.9%Annual dividend increase

How KLEIMAN was paid

$10.1M 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.

Salary9%Stock awards47%Non-equity incentive43%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
ANGELA L. KLEIMANCEO and President$10,096,804
BARB M. PAKCFO and EVP$4,727,849
RYLAN K. BURNSCIO AND EVP$3,101,680
ANNE MORRISONCAO, General Counsel and EVP$2,860,620

What changed and why

  • $10.1MCEO Angela L. Kleiman received a total compensation of $10,096,804 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $8.2MCEO total compensation increased from $8,196,283 in the prior fiscal year.
  • 2.2%Core FFO per diluted share grew by 2.2% for the full-year 2025.
  • 3.3%The company achieved same-property revenue and NOI growth of 3.3% and 3.2% respectively.

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.