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Mid America Apartment Communities Executive Compensation (FY25)
MAA · Germantown, TN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 20, 2026
307 figures on this page: 297 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
H. Eric Bolton, Jr. was paid $5,874,989 in total compensation as Executive Chairman and Past Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 84:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $65,112. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 92.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026 for fiscal 2025. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include American Homes 4 Rent, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., BXP, Inc. (formerly Boston Properties, Inc.), Camden Property Trust and Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., among others. The company reported 6 named executive officers for fiscal 2025.
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — H. Eric Bolton, Jr.: $8,445,660 → $5,874,989 (30.4% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 90.5% → 92.2% (1.7 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 143:1 → 84:1 (41.3% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Mid America Apartment Communities' chief executive and what were they paid?
H. Eric Bolton, Jr. was paid $5,874,989 in total compensation as Executive Chairman and Past Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $8,445,660 reported for fiscal 2024, Bolton, Jr.'s total was 30.4% lower.
What was Mid America Apartment Communities' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 92.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Mid America Apartment Communities' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include American Homes 4 Rent, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., BXP, Inc. (formerly Boston Properties, Inc.), Camden Property Trust and Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., among others.
What is Mid America Apartment Communities' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 84:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $65,112.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Eric Bolton Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Albert Campbell Former EVP and CFO Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert DelPriore Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A. Bradley Hill President and Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Eric Bolton Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Albert Campbell Former EVP and CFO Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert DelPriore Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A. Bradley Hill President and Chief Investment Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Argo Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Eric Bolton Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A. Bradley Hill President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert DelPriore Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Holder Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Argo Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Albert Campbell Former EVP and CFO Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Eric Bolton, Jr. Executive Chairman and Past Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A. Bradley Hill Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert DelPriore EVP, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Holder EVP, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Argo EVP, Chief Strategy & Analysis Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amber Fairbanks EVP, Property Management | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| CSAO Fairbanks | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| CSAO Fairbanks | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| DelPriore | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| DelPriore | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Holder | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Fairbanks | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Timothy Argo | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Robert DelPriore | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Andrew Holder | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| A. Bradley Hill | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| H. Eric Bolton, Jr. | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Reid Sanders | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Alan B. Graf, Jr Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Deborah H. Caplan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Tamara Fischer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Edith Kelly-Green | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sheila K. McGrath | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John P. Case | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David P. Stockert | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas H. Lowder | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James K. Lowder | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
H. Eric Bolton, Jr and A. Bradley Hill served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- American Homes 4 Rent AMH
- AvalonBay Communities, Inc. AVB
- BXP, Inc. (formerly Boston Properties, Inc.) BXP
- Camden Property Trust CPT
- Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. ELS
- Equity Residential EQR
- Essex Property Trust, Inc. ESS
- Extra Space Storage, Inc. EXR
- Invitation Homes Inc. INVH
- Kimco Realty Corporation KIM
- Public Storage PSA
- Sun Communities, Inc. SUI
- UDR, Inc. UDR
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 19, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 20, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 21, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 16, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 17, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 18, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 19, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 21, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 22, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 23, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where Mid America Apartment Communities sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
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307 figures on this page: 297 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
297 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-232618
- 0001140361-26-013212CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
- 0000950170-25-075777
- 0001140361-25-011461SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0000950170-24-063619
- 0001140361-24-018668SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0000950170-23-022722
- 0001140361-23-015626SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0000950170-22-010296
- 0001564590-21-028871
- 0001564590-20-026578
- 0000912595-19-000027
- 0000912595-18-000030
- 0001144204-17-029111
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Peers Mid America Apartment Communities discloses
The companies named in MAA's own disclosed peer group.
American Homes 4 RentAvalonBay Communities, Inc.BXP, Inc. (formerly Boston Properties, Inc.)Camden Property TrustEquity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.Equity ResidentialEssex Property Trust, Inc.Extra Space Storage, Inc.Invitation Homes Inc.Kimco Realty CorporationPublic StorageSun Communities, Inc.UDR, Inc.
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}