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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Salary in Charlotte, NC

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area earn a median $72,900 a year — 4% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $57,715 take-home, or $4,810 a month.

Median salary
$72,900
$35.05 per hour
Typical range
$49,170 – $124,290
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Charlotte, NC
2,820
1.04× national concentration
▲0.7%
Pay trend: The median for property, real estate, and community association managers in Charlotte, NC rose from $72,360 (May 2024) to $72,900 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 1.7%.

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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers in Charlotte, NC
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$57,715
per year · effective tax rate 20.8%
$4,810Monthly
$2,405Twice a month
$2,220Every 2 weeks
$27.75Hourly
  • Federal income tax$7,208
  • Social Security (6.2%)$4,520
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,057
  • North Carolina income tax$2,400
  • Take-home pay$57,715

Marginal rate: 22% federal + 3.99% state

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro spans North Carolina, South Carolina. Pick the state you live in — state income tax follows your residence.

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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers pay by experience in Charlotte, NC

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$49,170$23.64$40,235$3,353
25th percentile$59,880$28.79$48,413$4,034
Median (50th)$72,900$35.05$57,715$4,810
75th percentile$83,360$40.08$64,656$5,388
90th percentile (top earners)$124,290$59.75$91,768$7,647

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, North Carolina resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $72,900 buys in Charlotte, NC

Prices in Charlotte, NC are 2.7% lower than the U.S. average (housing costs are 2% below the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median property, real estate, and community association managers's $57,715 take-home pay has the buying power of $59,287 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,428
30% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,577
33% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$3,382
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers jobs are about as common in Charlotte, NC as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 1.04).

Best-paying cities for property, real estate, and community association managers, adjusted for cost of living

Charlotte, NC ranks #7 of 25 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Boston, MA $106,050$78,354$72,371
2New York, NY $96,950$72,355$64,279
3Washington, DC $92,750$69,164$63,521
4Houston, TX $72,950$60,150$60,986
5Baltimore, MD $81,670$62,769$60,074
6Atlanta, GA $76,700$59,431$59,396
7Charlotte, NC $72,900$57,715$59,287
8San Jose, CA $86,840$64,946$58,816

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 25 metros →

About the job: property, real estate, and community association managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
+3.7% (about average)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a property, real estate, and community association managers make in Charlotte, NC?

The median property, real estate, and community association managers salary in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area is $72,900 a year, or about $35.05 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $59,880 and $83,360.

What is a property, real estate, and community association managers’s take-home pay in Charlotte, NC?

On the median $72,900 salary, a single filer living in North Carolina takes home about $57,715 a year ($4,810 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $2,400 in North Carolina taxes in 2026.

Is Charlotte, NC a good place to work as a property, real estate, and community association managers?

Pay here is 4% above the national median of $69,990. Local prices are 2.7% below the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $59,287 would in a typical U.S. city. Charlotte, NC ranks #7 of 25 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a property, real estate, and community association managers afford rent in Charlotte, NC?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Charlotte, NC is $1,428 a month ($1,577 for two bedrooms) — 30% of a median property, real estate, and community association managers’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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