UDR (UDR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Thomas W. Toomey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.9M in 2025, down 2% from $10.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 115:1, on median employee pay of $86,140.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.9M-2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
115:1median $86,140
CEO pay in equity
91%$9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
86%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$9,933,438For fiscal 2025
CEO Earned Compensation
$9,386,318Actual earned pay for 2025
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
115:1Based on 2025 figures
Median Employee Pay
$86,140Annual total compensation

How Toomey was paid

$9.9M 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 awards91%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Thomas W. ToomeyChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$9,933,438
David D. BraggSenior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer$4,115,051
Michael D. LacySenior Vice President - Chief Operating Officer$2,909,813
Keith BensonSenior Vice President - Chief Legal Officer$1,880,508
Joseph D. FisherFormer President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Investment Officer$9,580,410

What changed and why

  • $9.9MThomas W. Toomey received $9,933,438 in total compensation for 2025, representing a slight decrease from the prior year.
  • Long-term incentive compensation remained the most significant component of executive pay.
  • 85.7%Shareholder support for the advisory vote on executive compensation has averaged 85.7% over the last five years.
  • David D. Bragg joined the company as Chief Financial Officer in July 2025.
  • Keith Benson joined the company as Chief Legal Officer in April 2025.

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.