Property Manager vs Underwriter

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

Side A

Side B

Underwriter pays about 22% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Property Manager Underwriter
$86k
$105k
$37.9k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $151.9k

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

Underwriter

$105,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -11.2%
$118,200 $105,000
$70.4k 25th
$105k Median
$126.3k 75th
$61.5k
$144k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $38.2k – $250k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
43.9%
Live roles
107

Top companies hiring

Top companies hiring

Property Manager salary by location

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

Underwriter salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $130,000 7
Chicago $130,000 4
Toronto $64,804 7

Property Manager vs Underwriter: which pays more?

The median for Property Manager is $86,000 per year (typically $74,000–$115,000), versus $105,000 for Underwriter ($70,402–$126,250). That puts Underwriter about 22% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Property Manager and Underwriter 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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