Property Manager Hourly Pay, Skills & Requirements (2026)
Advertised pay, starting pay, skills and experience from 5,723 US job postings by 1,288 employers. Data as of October 2026.
What US employers post for property managers: advertised pay, the skills and experience they ask for, and the job titles they use, from 5,723 open job postings (October 2026).
- The median advertised pay for property managers in US job postings is $25.00 an hour (1,227 postings from 384 employers, October 2026).
- The middle half of those postings offer $21.78 to $28.73 an hour.
- Postings that ask for up to 1 year of experience advertise a median of $26.88 an hour (302 postings).
- The skills that most set property manager postings apart are property management, customer service.
- Postings that state a minimum ask for a median of 2 years of experience.
Property Manager job postings in the US, October 2026
- $25.00/hr
- Median advertised pay (1,227 postings)
- $21.78–$28.73
- Middle 50% of postings
- $26.88/hr
- Starting pay (postings asking up to 1 year)
- 5,723
- US job postings from 1,288 employers
How much does a property manager make an hour?
The median advertised pay is $25.00 an hour, from 1,227 US job postings by 384 employers that state pay. That is about $61,000 a year at 2,080 hours.
Advertised pay in 1,227 US property manager job postings: median $61,000 a year ($25.00 an hour), middle half $50,000 to $80,000.
- Median: $61,000 ($25.00/hr)
- 25th percentile: $50,000
- 75th percentile: $80,000
The figures as a table
| Annual pay | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| $20K–$30K | 0.2% |
| $30K–$40K | 4.2% |
| $40K–$50K | 21.1% |
| $50K–$60K | 21.0% |
| $60K–$70K | 16.9% |
| $70K–$80K | 11.3% |
| $80K–$90K | 8.8% |
| $90K–$100K | 3.7% |
| $100K–$110K | 3.6% |
| $110K–$120K | 2.7% |
| $120K–$130K | 2.0% |
| $130K–$140K | 1.0% |
| $140K–$150K | 1.2% |
| $150K–$160K | 0.4% |
| $160K–$170K | 1.1% |
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 | Most common titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postings that state an hourly rate | $25.00 | $21.78–$28.73 | 576 | Assistant Property Manager, Assistant Community Manager, Property Manager |
| Postings that state an annual salary | $78,000 | $65K–$100K | 536 | Property Manager, Community Manager, Assistant Property Manager |
| All pay postings, annualised | $61,000 | $50K–$80K | 1,227 | – |
For comparison, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median annual wage of Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (11-9141) at $70,000 (May 2025). Postings advertise pay; the BLS measures what people earn, across all employers and levels.
What is the starting salary for a property manager?
Postings that ask for up to 1 year of experience advertise a median of $26.88 an hour (302 postings).
| Experience asked | Median advertised pay | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 years | $26.88/hr | 302 |
| 2-4 years | $32.00/hr | 499 |
| 5+ years | withheld | 118 |
Highest-paying property manager jobs
Specializations with at least 250 postings that state pay.
| Specialization | Median pay | Postings with pay | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Manager (general) | $30.77/hr | 643 | 238 |
| Community Manager | $28.00/hr | 386 | 92 |
Property manager 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 | $28.81/hr | $24.49–$37.32 | 204 | 11.1% |
Skills employers ask for in property manager job postings
| Skill | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| Communication | 50% |
| Customer service | 34% |
| Microsoft Office | 32% |
| Organizational skills | 32% |
| Excel | 30% |
| Attention to detail | 19% |
| Interpersonal skills | 17% |
| Word | 17% |
| Property management | 17% |
| Outlook | 17% |
Skills named in the posting text; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026. Methodology.
Skills that set property managers apart
- Property management178.6× as often as in all postings · 17%
- Property management software188.2× as often as in all postings · 12%
- Customer service3.4× as often as in all postings · 34%
- Microsoft Office3.6× as often as in all postings · 32%
- Yardi135.1× as often as in all postings · 7%
- Property management experience290× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Outlook4.1× as often as in all postings · 17%
- Word3× as often as in all postings · 17%
- Microsoft word6.2× as often as in all postings · 8%
- Budgeting10.1× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Organized3.2× as often as in all postings · 9%
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 property manager do?
Employers post these jobs as Assistant Property Manager, Community Manager, Assistant Community Manager, Regional Property Manager, Senior Property Manager and other titles. The largest specializations are Community Manager (35%), Property Administrator (3%), Real Estate Manager (1%), Rental Coordinator (under 1%).
The closest official occupation is Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (11-9141.00). Its most important tasks:
- 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.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.
- Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
- Act as liaisons between on-site managers or tenants and owners.
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 property manager?
Among 1,998 postings that state a minimum, the median is 2 years. Under 1% say 0 years and 26% ask for 1 year or less.
Minimum experience asked in 1,998 US property manager job postings: median 2 years, and 26% ask for 1 year or less.
The figures as a table
| Minimum experience asked | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| 0 yr | 2% |
| 1 yr | 24% |
| 2 yrs | 34% |
| 3-4 yrs | 27% |
| 5-7 yrs | 11% |
| 8-9 yrs | under 1% |
| 10+ yrs | 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 88%, Part-time 12% of the 702 postings that state working hours.
Other names for a property manager: job titles employers use
| Job title | Employers using it |
|---|---|
| Property Manager | 530 (41.1%) |
| Assistant Property Manager | 292 (22.7%) |
| Community Manager | 157 (12.2%) |
| Assistant Community Manager | 140 (10.9%) |
| Regional Property Manager | 61 (4.7%) |
| Senior Property Manager | 43 (3.3%) |
| Community Association Manager | 33 (2.6%) |
| Commercial Property Manager | 32 (2.5%) |
| Community Director | 31 (2.4%) |
| Regional Manager | 31 (2.4%) |
| Resident Manager | 30 (2.3%) |
| Assistant Manager | 24 (1.9%) |
| Property Administrator | 24 (1.9%) |
| Senior Community Manager | 21 (1.6%) |
| Assistant General Manager | 14 (1.1%) |
| Director of Property Management | 14 (1.1%) |
| Recertification Specialist | 12 (0.9%) |
| Residential Property Manager | 12 (0.9%) |
| Property Manager II | 11 (0.9%) |
| Floating Property Manager | 10 (0.8%) |
Titles read in our audit and used by at least 3 employers.
Property manager 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Manager | 777 | 157 | – | 2 years | communication, customer service, Microsoft Office |
Property Manager compared with similar careers
| Career | Median pay | Median experience | Postings | Shares N of top 25 skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property Manager | $25.00/hr | 2 years | 5,723 | – |
| Leasing Consultant | $21.00/hr | 1 year | 3,971 | 20 |
| Operations Manager | $85K | 3 years | 12,850 | 18 |
| Office Manager | $23.31/hr | 2 years | 4,611 | 18 |
| General Manager | $70K | 3 years | 29,416 | 16 |
Similar careers
| Career | Shares N of the top 25 skills | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Leasing Consultant | 20 | $21.00/hr |
| Operations Manager | 18 | $85K |
| Office Manager | 18 | $23.31/hr |
| General Manager | 16 | $70K |
| Event Coordinator | 18 | $62K |
| Customer Service Representative | 20 | $19.00/hr |
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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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