SmartStop Self Storage REIT (SMA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

H. Michael Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $4.8M in 2025, down 5% from $5.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 114:1, on median employee pay of $42,513.

Filed
April 22, 2026
Annual meeting
June 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$4.8M-5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
114:1median $42,513
CEO pay in equity
78%$3.8M in awards
CEO At-Risk Compensation
88%Of total target compensation
NEO At-Risk Compensation
61%Weighted average for other NEOs
CEO Base Salary
$625,000Unchanged from prior year
Median Employee Pay
$42,513Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
114:1To median employee

How Schwartz was paid

$4.8M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards78%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
H. Michael SchwartzChief Executive Officer and President$4,846,581
James R. BarryChief Financial Officer$1,811,961
Joe RobinsonChief Operations Officer$1,823,131
Wayne JohnsonChief Investment Officer$1,730,117
Michael TerjungChief Accounting Officer$1,513,845

What changed and why

  • $5.1MChief Executive Officer total compensation decreased from $5,109,915 in 2024 to $4,846,581 in 2025.
  • 88%Approximately 88% of total target compensation delivered to our CEO is at risk.
  • 61%Approximately 61% of total target compensation delivered to our other NEOs is at risk.
  • Performance-based equity awards vest based on average annual same-store revenue growth relative to peers.
  • Equity awards in 2025 included special grants in connection with the company's NYSE listing.

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.