Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers pay in the United States

Goes furthest in Washington
·Management·
311k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics
$33.65/hr median
311,180 employed
+4% to 2035
47% AI exposure
High school diploma or equivalent
53 states reported
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What this work is

Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).

Where the money actually goes furthest

Washington pays the most both before and after cost of living — $119,320, worth $111,503 once local prices are counted.

Pay by state

53 states and territories publish a median for this occupation. Switch the ranking to see how much the order changes.

Adjusted for what things cost in that state.

Median pay for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers by state, ranked by what it is worth locally
StateHourlyAnnualWorth locallyAfter state taxJobs
Washington$57.37/hr$119,320$111,503$119,3202,950
Massachusetts$49.72/hr$103,410$97,777$98,2397,320
Colorado$48.12/hr$100,080$97,117$96,4472,230
New York$47.79/hr$99,390$92,096$94,47411,390
District of Columbia$45.23/hr$94,080$85,605$88,9242,040
Wisconsin$37.37/hr$77,730$82,603$74,7071,560
Virginia$38.37/hr$79,810$78,941$75,9675,570
Rhode Island$38.59/hr$80,260$78,470$77,645730
Georgia$36.24/hr$75,380$78,284$72,0908,690
Maryland$39.38/hr$81,900$78,029$78,1906,060
New Jersey$39.83/hr$82,850$76,141$79,6987,110
Oregon$37.53/hr$78,060$75,522$71,7703,190
Alaska$36.93/hr$76,800$75,029$76,800450
Illinois$36.05/hr$74,980$75,010$71,40511,180
Oklahoma$31.08/hr$64,640$73,588$62,0592,520
New Hampshire$36.30/hr$75,500$72,477$75,500730
Connecticut$35.55/hr$73,940$71,363$70,6232,760
Tennessee$31.19/hr$64,870$70,610$64,8704,310
California$37.04/hr$77,030$69,571$73,83950,040
Florida$34.04/hr$70,810$68,475$70,81030,160
Nebraska$29.62/hr$61,610$68,379$59,3151,530
Missouri$29.63/hr$61,640$67,870$59,5994,740
Delaware$32.50/hr$67,600$67,728$64,369790
New Mexico$29.92/hr$62,230$67,487$60,2931,410
Pennsylvania$31.58/hr$65,680$67,315$63,6639,370
South Carolina$30.20/hr$62,810$66,997$60,4984,900
Iowa$27.88/hr$57,980$66,066$56,3312,290
Minnesota$31.20/hr$64,890$65,798$61,9404,480
North Dakota$28.12/hr$58,500$65,759$58,500590
Alabama$28.00/hr$58,240$65,570$55,5183,510
North Carolina$29.54/hr$61,430$65,122$59,36110,690
Utah$30.91/hr$64,290$65,031$61,3643,020
Kansas$28.13/hr$58,510$64,960$55,5332,810
Indiana$29.13/hr$60,600$64,930$58,8124,670
Wyoming$28.88/hr$60,060$64,796$60,060640
Vermont$30.20/hr$62,810$64,118$60,602560
Hawaii$33.74/hr$70,190$63,838$66,2981,930
Ohio$28.39/hr$59,050$63,652$58,1429,960
Arizona$30.64/hr$63,740$63,309$62,5119,970
Texas$29.48/hr$61,320$63,177$61,32045,350
Maine$29.29/hr$60,930$62,782$58,057960
Michigan$29.02/hr$60,350$62,720$58,0235,840
Mississippi$25.78/hr$53,620$61,667$51,3611,300
Montana$27.91/hr$58,050$61,331$55,7391,130
West Virginia$26.38/hr$54,860$61,296$53,0341,130
Kentucky$25.38/hr$52,790$58,551$50,8042,670
Louisiana$24.03/hr$49,990$56,671$48,8653,060
South Dakota$23.80/hr$49,490$55,864$49,4901,280
Nevada$26.77/hr$55,670$55,681$55,6705,630
Arkansas$22.96/hr$47,760$54,934$46,0742,310
Idaho$24.70/hr$51,370$53,796$49,4211,680
Virgin Islands$35.99/hr$74,850Not publishedNot published140
Guam$35.15/hr$73,110Not publishedNot published40

National median for comparison: $69,990. “Worth locally” divides pay by the area’s price level, so a figure above the headline means money goes further there than the US average.

$69,990/year

$33.65/hr an hour, national median

Across the states

$37,200$155,460

25th to 75th percentile, lowest and highest state

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How much of this job could software do?

47%Moderate exposure
Hands, places, peopleLanguage and information

The two methods broadly agree.

Method 1 — ability mix56%

Cognitive share of O*NET ability importance (element families 1.A.1–1.A.4), O*NET 31.0

Method 2 — task content38%

Importance-weighted share of O*NET tasks classed as language or information work, O*NET 31.0

What this does and does not mean

Exposure means a model could plausibly do a meaningful share of the tasks in this job. It is not a forecast that the job disappears, and it says nothing about whether any employer will actually automate it.

For what the labour market expects, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment in this occupation to change by +4% between 2025 and 2035, with about 36,900 openings a year.

Which parts are exposed

  • Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
  • Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.
  • Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
  • Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.
  • Act as liaisons between on-site managers or tenants and owners.
  • Solicit and analyze bids from contractors for repairs, renovations, and maintenance.

Amber marks language and information work. Green marks tasks that need a person in a place.

Where property, real estate, and community association managers move next

Occupations that share most of this one’s skills, with the pay difference and the change in AI exposure.

Location

San Diego, CA, United States of America (SAN-San Diego Intl.)

Photograph by Pavel Danilyuk.