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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers salary
in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Median base pay · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$77,980
≈ $37.49/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 9,300 jobs
Middle 50%
$58,770–$105,770
vs U.S. median
+11%
Metro rank
#26 of 202

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro earn a median of $77,980 a year, based on BLS estimates for 9,300 jobs (May 2025). That is 11% above the U.S. median of $69,990 and 4% above the IL statewide median of $74,980. It ranks #26 of 202 metros with published figures for this job.

PROPERTY, REAL ESTATE, AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGERS · CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-ELGIN, IL-IN · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-ELGIN, IL-IN · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$47,600P25$58,770MEDIAN$77,980P75$105,770P90$147,350
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$41,010P25$50,720MEDIAN$69,990P75$97,910P90$139,680
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What is the average Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers salary in Chicago?

The BLS median is $77,980 a year (May 2025). Half of the 9,300 jobs pay between $58,770 and $105,770. The 10th percentile is $47,600 and the 90th is $147,350.

Is Chicago a high-paying metro for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers?

That is 11% above the U.S. median of $69,990 and 4% above the IL statewide median of $74,980. It ranks #26 of 202 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers make an hour in Chicago?

About $37.49 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $77,980 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $28.25–$50.85 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.