Do you get energy from helping others and working with people? If so, leasing and community management could be the residential property management (RPM) career field for you.
Working as part of a close-knit team, you’ll help build and nurture friendly, welcoming communities. RPM companies reward talent and hard work, so over time you can move up to regional community manager and oversee a real estate portfolio!
Leasing Consultant
- Apply sales skills to recruit residents and match them with the right housing for their needs and budget.
- Use skills in communication and problem-solving to make life better for people living in the community.
Experience in retail, hospitality, or other jobs that involve customer service can be helpful.
To learn more, download our Leasing Consultant Brochure. This brochure describes compensation, benefits, and other advantages of the leasing consultant career path.
Community Manager or Assistant Community Manager
- Help residents, and interact with employees and suppliers to keep the community running smoothly.
- Lead teams of employees as an organizer, motivator, mentor, and coach.
- Manage budgets, assist with leasing and marketing, and oversee workplace safety.
Experience in bookkeeping, accounting, data administration, or customer service can be helpful.
To learn more, download our Community Manager Brochure or our Assistant Community Manager Brochure. These brochures describe compensation, benefits, and other advantages of the community manager career path and the assistant community manager career path.
Leasing Consultant
Annual Base Salary Range*
Entry Level: $30,900–$41,400
Experienced: $41,200–$60,200
Regional Marketing Director: $80,800–$110,700
Additional Earnings*
Bonus Pay: 17.8–20.3% of salary
Assistant Community Manager
Annual Base Salary Range*
Entry Level: $38,600–$52,500
Additional Earnings*
Bonus Pay: 13.3% of salary
Community Manager
Annual Base Salary Range*
<150 units: $43,700–$60,900
150–300 units: $54,600–$73,900
301-450 units:$62,700–$82,800<150 units: $43,700–$60,900
>450 units: $72,600–$95,200
Regional Manager:$102,800–$145,400
Additional Earnings*
Bonus Pay: 15.6–19.7% of salary
Housing Benefits
For all positions, some employers offer rent reductions of 20% or more.
* Source: 2020 CEL & Associates Real Estate Compensation Survey. These salary ranges are not reflective of every market and may be higher or lower depending on geographic area and employer.
RPM Career Options: Leasing Consultant
For people with customer service experience, working as a leasing consultant is a great entry point to residential property management (RPM). Discover what makes a great leasing consultant and why the job is so rewarding.
