Director of Resident Services salary, National

Recruiter's read: what do the published figures mean for Director of Resident Services in National?

Real Estate Headhunters reads Director of Resident Services in National through BLS occupation 11-9151, Social and Community Service Managers, rather than treating the niche title as a separately surveyed job. The May 2025 annual median for Director of Resident Services in National is $80,390; its broader mapping means the occupation and its limits belong beside this offer budget.

Director of Resident Services in National has a published middle-half band from $64,290 at the lower quartile to $103,200 at the upper quartile in May 2025. The $38,910 difference for Director of Resident Services in National is the width of that reported band, not a recommended automatic raise or a measure of candidate seniority.

Director of Resident Services in National shows $53,150 at the tenth percentile and $132,260 at the ninetieth percentile. The lower-tail gap for Director of Resident Services in National is $11,140, versus $29,060 above the upper quartile; the upper published tail is wider, which describes dispersion but does not explain its cause.

The national benchmark for Director of Resident Services in National is the cross-industry distribution, with published employment of 209330 for SOC 11-9151. The employment figure for Director of Resident Services in National counts workers in Social and Community Service Managers, not only property management employees carrying this niche title, so it cannot be presented as a count of available candidates.

For Director of Resident Services in National, the two comparison metros are selected by published employment, not geographic proximity: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $100,570; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA reports $87,100. Those May 2025 comparisons for Director of Resident Services in National use SOC 11-9151 on the same annual basis, without substituting a different job to obtain a convenient number.

The prior annual median for Director of Resident Services in National was $78,240 in May 2024, compared with $80,390 in May 2025. The new-minus-old difference for Director of Resident Services in National is $2,150; it compares two survey distributions, not the pay rise of a tracked worker or a forecast.

For Director of Resident Services in National, the highest exact published national medians among the loaded real-estate, building-service and fund industry rows are Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $70,970; Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $70,970. These May 2025 industry figures for Director of Resident Services in National are national cuts, not an industry-pay ranking inside National, because the loaded industry source does not cross-tabulate that local market.

Director of Resident Services 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 Director of Resident Services in National, state overtime, on-call pay, relocation support and housing discounts separately because OEWS excludes them; the $80,390 median does not price those additions in National.

What wages did BLS publish?

The BLS May 2025 median for Social and Community Service Managers in National is $80,390 per year. This is the mapped occupation, not a separate survey of Director of Resident Services.

Director of Resident Services maps to Social and Community Service Managers (11-9151), 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.

SOC 11-9151 Social and Community Service Managers

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 11-9151 Social and Community Service Managers, National. Released 2026-05-15.

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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.

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• HUD Property Manager (Project-Based Section 8) · SOC 11-9141 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Broader occupation

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• Senior Affordable Property Manager (Section 202) · SOC 11-9141 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Broader occupation

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• Rural Development Property Manager (USDA 515) · SOC 11-9141 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Broader occupation

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• Assistant Property Manager, Affordable · SOC 11-9141 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Broader occupation

  Assistant Property Manager, Affordable maps to Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (11-9141), 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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• Compliance Specialist (LIHTC) · SOC 13-1041 Compliance Officers Broader occupation

  Compliance Specialist (LIHTC) maps to Compliance Officers (13-1041), 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.

• Compliance Manager · SOC 13-1041 Compliance Officers Broader occupation

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Pay relative to local wages

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Related roles and the matching search

• Affordable Housing Property Manager (LIHTC)
• HUD Property Manager (Project-Based Section 8)
• Senior Affordable Property Manager (Section 202)
• Rural Development Property Manager (USDA 515)
• Assistant Property Manager, Affordable
• Occupancy Specialist

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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
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
• Chicago
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
• Dallas
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
• Miami
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

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