Leasing Consultant Hourly Pay, Skills & Requirements (2026)
Advertised pay, starting pay, skills and experience from 3,971 US job postings by 720 employers. Data as of October 2026.
What US employers post for leasing consultants: advertised pay, the skills and experience they ask for, and the job titles they use, from 3,971 open job postings (October 2026).
- The median advertised pay for leasing consultants in US job postings is $21.00 an hour (833 postings from 243 employers, October 2026).
- The middle half of those postings offer $18.50 to $23.00 an hour.
- Postings that ask for up to 1 year of experience advertise a median of $22.00 an hour (294 postings).
- The skills that most set leasing consultant postings apart are customer service, sales, property management software.
- Postings that state a minimum ask for a median of 1 year of experience.
Leasing Consultant job postings in the US, October 2026
- $21.00/hr
- Median advertised pay (833 postings)
- $18.50–$23.00
- Middle 50% of postings
- $22.00/hr
- Starting pay (postings asking up to 1 year)
- 3,971
- US job postings from 720 employers
How much does a leasing consultant make an hour?
The median advertised pay is $21.00 an hour, from 833 US job postings by 243 employers that state pay. That is about $45,000 a year at 2,080 hours.
Advertised pay in 833 US leasing consultant job postings: median $45,000 a year ($21.00 an hour), middle half $40,000 to $50,000.
- Median: $45,000 ($21.00/hr)
- 25th percentile: $40,000
- 75th percentile: $50,000
The figures as a table
| Annual pay | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| $20K–$30K | 1.4% |
| $30K–$40K | 28.7% |
| $40K–$50K | 49.1% |
| $50K–$60K | 10.6% |
| $60K–$70K | 3.5% |
| $70K–$80K | 1.8% |
| $80K–$90K | 2.1% |
| $90K–$100K | 0.8% |
| $100K–$110K | 1.0% |
| $110K–$120K | 0.1% |
Midpoint of each posting's pay range, hourly pay × 2,080 hours; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
| Median | Middle 50% | Postings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postings that state an hourly rate | $21.00 | $18.50–$23.00 | 647 |
| All pay postings, annualised | $45,000 | $40K–$50K | 833 |
What is the starting salary for a leasing consultant?
Postings that ask for up to 1 year of experience advertise a median of $22.00 an hour (294 postings).
| Experience asked | Median advertised pay | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 years | $22.00/hr | 294 |
| 2-4 years | withheld | 158 |
| 5+ years | withheld | 8 |
Highest-paying leasing consultant jobs
Specializations with at least 250 postings that state pay.
| Specialization | Median pay | Postings with pay | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasing Consultant (general) | $21.50/hr | 805 | 232 |
Leasing consultant pay by state
Single-location US postings; states with at least 100 postings that state pay. States with pay-transparency laws (such as California, Colorado, New York and Washington) are over-represented among postings that state pay.
| State | Median pay | Middle 50% | Postings with pay | Share of postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $23.00/hr | $22.00–$25.00 | 122 | 8.2% |
Skills employers ask for in leasing consultant job postings
| Skill | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| Communication | 52% |
| Customer service | 47% |
| Microsoft Office | 30% |
| Excel | 25% |
| Organizational skills | 24% |
| Sales | 20% |
| Word | 19% |
| Attention to detail | 16% |
| Interpersonal skills | 16% |
| Outlook | 14% |
Skills named in the posting text; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026. Methodology.
Skills that set leasing consultants apart
- Customer service4.8× as often as in all postings · 47%
- Sales25.3× as often as in all postings · 20%
- Property management software127.7× as often as in all postings · 8%
- Microsoft Office3.5× as often as in all postings · 30%
- Yardi127.9× as often as in all postings · 7%
- Leasing175× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Word3.3× as often as in all postings · 19%
- Property management53.3× as often as in all postings · 5%
- Sales skills29.1× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Outlook3.4× as often as in all postings · 14%
- Customer service experience13.3× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Sales experience11.6× as often as in all postings · 5%
Skills named in at least 5% of these postings and at least 3 times as often as in job postings overall.
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What does a leasing consultant do?
Employers post these jobs as Leasing Agent, Leasing Manager, Leasing Specialist, Leasing Professional, Part-Time Leasing Consultant and other titles.
The closest official occupation is Real Estate Sales Agents (41-9022.00). Its most important tasks:
- Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.
- Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.
- Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors, and pest control operators to ensure that terms and conditions of purchase agreements are met before closing dates.
- Advise clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements, and related matters.
- Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (CC BY 4.0).
How much experience do you need to be a leasing consultant?
Among 944 postings that state a minimum, the median is 1 year. Under 1% say 0 years and 59% ask for 1 year or less.
Minimum experience asked in 944 US leasing consultant job postings: median 1 year, and 59% ask for 1 year or less.
The figures as a table
| Minimum experience asked | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| 0 yr | 3% |
| 1 yr | 56% |
| 2 yrs | 28% |
| 3-4 yrs | 9% |
| 5-7 yrs | 3% |
| 8-9 yrs | 0% |
| 10+ yrs | under 1% |
Postings that state a minimum (required or preferred); at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
We do not show a degree figure: in our checks, degree requirements in posting text were found too rarely to publish one. Why.
Full-time 85%, Part-time 15% of the 417 postings that state working hours.
Other names for a leasing consultant: job titles employers use
| Job title | Employers using it |
|---|---|
| Leasing Consultant | 278 (38.6%) |
| Leasing Agent | 150 (20.8%) |
| Leasing Manager | 113 (15.7%) |
| Leasing Specialist | 102 (14.2%) |
| Leasing Professional | 50 (6.9%) |
| Part-Time Leasing Consultant | 26 (3.6%) |
| Leasing Associate | 21 (2.9%) |
| Leasing Coordinator | 16 (2.2%) |
| Floating Leasing Consultant | 11 (1.5%) |
| Multi-Site Leasing Consultant | 11 (1.5%) |
| Part Time Leasing Agent | 10 (1.4%) |
| Leasing Representative | 9 (1.2%) |
| Apartment Leasing Consultant | 9 (1.2%) |
| Senior Leasing Consultant | 8 (1.1%) |
| Part Time Leasing Consultant | 8 (1.1%) |
| Bilingual Leasing Consultant | 8 (1.1%) |
| Leasing Assistant | 8 (1.1%) |
| Floating Leasing Specialist | 6 (0.8%) |
| Lease Up Specialist | 6 (0.8%) |
| Floating Leasing Professional | 6 (0.8%) |
Titles read in our audit and used by at least 3 employers.
Leasing consultant job titles compared
The titles people search for most, from the US job postings that use each exact title (October 2026).
| Job title | Open postings | Employers | Median pay | Median experience | Skills named most |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leasing Agent | 391 | 150 | – | – | communication, customer service, Microsoft Office |
Leasing Consultant compared with similar careers
| Career | Median pay | Median experience | Postings | Shares N of top 25 skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leasing Consultant | $21.00/hr | 1 year | 3,971 | – |
| Property Manager | $25.00/hr | 2 years | 5,723 | 20 |
| Sales Representative | $80K | 2 years | 44,989 | 15 |
| Customer Service Representative | $19.00/hr | 1 year | 33,817 | 19 |
| Personal Banker | $23.38/hr | 1 year | 8,368 | 16 |
Similar careers
| Career | Shares N of the top 25 skills | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Property Manager | 20 | $25.00/hr |
| Sales Representative | 15 | $80K |
| Customer Service Representative | 19 | $19.00/hr |
| Personal Banker | 16 | $23.38/hr |
| Retail Sales Associate | 13 | $17.24/hr |
| Admissions Counselor | 15 | – |
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Source and method
Open US job postings collected from employers' applicant tracking systems, de-duplicated, counted only when their job title was read in our audit. Shares count at most 20 postings per employer, and franchise locations of one brand count as one employer. Pay uses hourly and annual figures only; a figure is shown when leaving out the largest employer moves it by 10% or less. Every figure states its number of postings. Methodology and measured accuracy.
Accuracy check: we read 20 randomly chosen postings counted on this page in full; 19 of them were this career or a closely related one (October 2026).
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