Leasing Agent vs Property Manager

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Property Manager pays about 115% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Leasing Agent Property Manager
$40k
$86k
$24.5k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $149.6k

Leasing Agent

$40,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -61.2%
$103,002 $40,000
$35.6k 25th
$40k Median
$47.3k 75th
$33.1k
$53.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $12k – $137.3k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
26.4%
Live roles
239

Property Manager

$86,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -42.7%
$150,000 $86,000
$74k 25th
$86k Median
$115k 75th
$45.8k
$141k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $40k – $251.8k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
36.8%
Live roles
136

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Weinstein Properties $41,600 16
The Scion Group $35,745 11
PeakMade Real Estate $34,736 10
Prometheus Real Estate Group $53,300 7
Comstock $45,760 5
MG Properties $47,320 4
Compass $113,360 1
Birgo $58,000 1

Top companies hiring

Leasing Agent salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $34,840 6

Property Manager salary by location

Location Median Roles
Chicago $122,500 3
Los Angeles $66,560 3

Leasing Agent vs Property Manager: which pays more?

The median for Leasing Agent is $40,000 per year (typically $35,552–$47,320), versus $86,000 for Property Manager ($74,000–$115,000). That puts Property Manager about 115% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Leasing Agent and Property Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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