Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management salary, National

Recruiter's read: what do the published figures mean for Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National?

Real Estate Headhunters reads Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National through BLS occupation 43-3031, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, rather than treating the niche title as a separately surveyed job. The May 2025 annual median for Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National is $50,670; its direct mapping means the occupation and its limits belong beside this offer budget.

Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National has a published middle-half band from $43,520 at the lower quartile to $61,470 at the upper quartile in May 2025. The $17,950 difference for Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National is the width of that reported band, not a recommended automatic raise or a measure of candidate seniority.

Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National shows $36,000 at the tenth percentile and $74,550 at the ninetieth percentile. The lower-tail gap for Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National is $7,520, versus $13,080 above the upper quartile; the upper published tail is wider, which describes dispersion but does not explain its cause.

The national benchmark for Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National is the cross-industry distribution, with published employment of 1373680 for SOC 43-3031. The employment figure for Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National counts workers in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, not only property management employees carrying this niche title, so it cannot be presented as a count of available candidates.

For Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National, the two comparison metros are selected by published employment, not geographic proximity: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $60,640; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA reports $58,590. Those May 2025 comparisons for Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National use SOC 43-3031 on the same annual basis, without substituting a different job to obtain a convenient number.

The prior annual median for Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National was $49,210 in May 2024, compared with $50,670 in May 2025. The new-minus-old difference for Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National is $1,460; it compares two survey distributions, not the pay rise of a tracked worker or a forecast.

For Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National, the highest exact published national medians among the loaded real-estate, building-service and fund industry rows are Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $53,470; Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $53,470. These May 2025 industry figures for Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National are national cuts, not an industry-pay ranking inside National, because the loaded industry source does not cross-tabulate that local market.

Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National uses BLS straight-time gross wages, which include base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses but exclude discretionary or nonproduction bonuses. For an offer benchmarked to Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management in National, state overtime, on-call pay, relocation support and housing discounts separately because OEWS excludes them; the $50,670 median does not price those additions in National.

What wages did BLS publish?

The BLS May 2025 median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in National is $50,670 per year. This is the mapped occupation, not a separate survey of Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management.

The work of Accounts Payable Specialist, Property Management fits SOC 43-3031, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS includes workers across industries and employers, not just real estate.

SOC 43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

This wage is equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A cell marked “or more” is a threshold, not an exact value.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, National. Released 2026-05-15.

Markets where BLS publishes this occupation

What changed since the last release

These are two published distributions, not a projection or a same-worker pay-rise measure. Changes in coverage, sampling or area boundaries can affect comparison.

Prior source: BLS OEWS May 2024, released 2025-04-02. Prior area label: U.S.. Check BLS boundary notes before treating these as an unchanged market.

National pay by industry

Industry rows cover payroll employment classified in that industry, nationally. They do not isolate this niche title, and contractors may sit in another industry.

The pay ladder

These related assignments use different SOC occupations. BLS does not turn a percentile into a seniority level.

• Property Accountant · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors Direct match

  The work of Property Accountant fits SOC 13-2011, Accountants and Auditors. BLS includes workers across industries and employers, not just real estate.

• Senior Property Accountant · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors Broader occupation

  Senior Property Accountant maps to Accountants and Auditors (13-2011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Commercial Property Accountant · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors Broader occupation

  Commercial Property Accountant maps to Accountants and Auditors (13-2011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• CAM Reconciliation Specialist · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors Broader occupation

  CAM Reconciliation Specialist maps to Accountants and Auditors (13-2011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Affordable Housing Property Accountant · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors Broader occupation

  Affordable Housing Property Accountant maps to Accountants and Auditors (13-2011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Property Accounting Manager · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors Broader occupation

  Property Accounting Manager maps to Accountants and Auditors (13-2011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Director of Property Accounting · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors Broader occupation

  Director of Property Accounting maps to Accountants and Auditors (13-2011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Assistant Controller, Real Estate · SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers Broader occupation

  Assistant Controller, Real Estate maps to Financial Managers (11-3031), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

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Other covered markets

All BLS areas are available in the public tools. These links show this occupation's largest metro employment markets.

• Northern New Jersey
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
• Chicago
• Dallas
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
• Miami
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
• Tampa
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Orlando
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV

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