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Property Manager

$66,700
median pay per year
full range coming in the next data update

What the job actually is

Run rental and community properties, handle tenants, collect rent, and coordinate repairs.

Where you work

Apartment complexes and property offices.

The hours

Full-time, with some on-call for emergencies

By the numbers

May 2024–25 BLS wage data · 2024–34 BLS employment projections.

Median pay
$66,700
per year
What most earn
range coming soon
Openings a year
~39,000
projected, 2024–34
Outlook to 2034
+4%
About average
Working in the U.S.
466,100
people, nationwide

Openings a year counts new jobs plus the ones that open when people retire or move on — a truer picture of your odds than growth alone.

“Median” means half earn more and half earn less. Your city, employer, and years on the job move it a lot — that is what the 10th-to-90th range shows.

How you get in

Typical starting education

High school / no degree

Training path: On-the-job training, paid.

License or certification

Some states require a real estate or property management license, depending on the work.

You can earn while you train. This field has a genuinely paid pathway in — an apprenticeship, a paid academy, or employer-funded training — so you draw a paycheck instead of taking on debt to learn it.

What it takes

Tenant relationsBudgetingMaintenance coordinationRecordkeeping

The honest take

An entry point to real estate you can reach from high school and grow through on the job.

Standard Occupational Classification 11-9141. Pay, employment, and outlook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wage survey and 2024–34 employment projections). See something off? Tell us.