Property Manager salary in Chicago

Recruiter's read: what do the published figures mean for Property Manager in Chicago?

Real Estate Headhunters reads Property Manager in Chicago through BLS occupation 11-9141, Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers, rather than treating the niche title as a separately surveyed job. The May 2025 annual median of $77,980 is the mapped occupation benchmark for Property Manager in Chicago; its broader mapping means the occupation and its limits belong beside this offer budget.

The mapped BLS benchmark for Property Manager in Chicago, Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (SOC 11-9141), has a published middle-half band from $58,770 at the lower quartile to $105,770 at the upper quartile in May 2025. The $47,000 difference for Property Manager in Chicago is the width of that occupational band, not a recommended automatic raise or a measure of candidate seniority.

For Property Manager in Chicago, the mapped occupation Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (SOC 11-9141) shows $47,600 at the tenth percentile and $147,350 at the ninetieth percentile. The lower-tail gap in that benchmark for Property Manager in Chicago is $11,170, versus $41,580 above the upper quartile; the upper published tail is wider, which describes dispersion but does not explain its cause.

For hiring Property Manager in Chicago, the mapped BLS occupation Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (SOC 11-9141) has a national annual median of $69,990, against $77,980 in Chicago. Subtracting those occupation medians puts the benchmark for Property Manager in Chicago $7,990 above national; the difference is not a cost-of-living adjustment or a relocation allowance.

For Property Manager in Chicago, comparison medians for mapped BLS occupation Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (SOC 11-9141) use metros selected by Census metro center: Niles, MI reports $59,900; Kenosha, WI reports $79,350. Those May 2025 occupation comparisons for Property Manager in Chicago use the same annual basis, without substituting a different job to obtain a convenient number.

For Property Manager in Chicago, the prior annual median of mapped occupation Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (SOC 11-9141) was $76,890 in May 2024, compared with $77,980 in May 2025. The new-minus-old occupation difference for Property Manager in Chicago is $1,090; it compares two survey distributions, not the pay rise of a tracked worker or a forecast.

Selected national industry comparisons for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (SOC 11-9141), the mapped benchmark for Property Manager in Chicago, are Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $64,290; Management of Companies and Enterprises (NAICS 551000), $112,460. These May 2025 occupation medians for Property Manager in Chicago come from the loaded national industry rows, not a ranking of every industry or of wages inside Chicago; the source does not cross-tabulate that local market.

The mapped occupation benchmark for Property Manager in Chicago uses BLS straight-time gross wages, which include base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses but exclude overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. For an offer benchmarked to Property Manager in Chicago, describe on-call pay, relocation support and housing concessions separately; the $77,980 occupation median does not price those additions in Chicago and is neither pure base salary nor total compensation.

What wages did BLS publish?

The BLS May 2025 median for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $77,980 per year. This is the mapped occupation, not a separate survey of Property Manager.

Property Manager 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.

SOC 11-9141 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association 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 11-9141 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Released 2026-05-15.

National comparison

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN and National use the same SOC 11-9141. The metro annual median is $7,990 above the national median, by subtraction of the published figures.

The published median is $69,990. The middle half of reported wages runs from $50,720 to $97,910.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-9141 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers, 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.

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 Administrator · SOC 43-6014 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Broader occupation

  Property Administrator maps to Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (43-6014), 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.

• Concierge · SOC 39-6012 Concierges Direct match

  The work of Concierge fits SOC 39-6012, Concierges. BLS includes workers across industries and employers, not just real estate.

• Front Desk Agent · SOC 43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks Broader occupation

  Front Desk Agent maps to Receptionists and Information Clerks (43-4171), 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.

• Doorman · SOC 39-6011 Baggage Porters and Bellhops Direct match

  The work of Doorman fits SOC 39-6011, Baggage Porters and Bellhops. BLS includes workers across industries and employers, not just real estate.

• Package Room Attendant · SOC 43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Broader occupation

  Package Room Attendant maps to Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (43-5071), 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.

• Overnight Concierge · SOC 39-6012 Concierges Broader occupation

  Overnight Concierge maps to Concierges (39-6012), 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.

• Concierge Supervisor · SOC 39-1022 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Broader occupation

  Concierge Supervisor maps to First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers (39-1022), 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.

• Lobby Ambassador, Commercial Office · SOC 43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks Broader occupation

  Lobby Ambassador, Commercial Office maps to Receptionists and Information Clerks (43-4171), 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.

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
• Dallas
• Northern New Jersey
• Miami
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
• Orlando
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
• Tampa
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
• Columbus, OH
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

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