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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Salary in Houston, TX

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn a median $72,950 a year — 4% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $60,150 take-home, or $5,013 a month.

Median salary
$72,950
$35.07 per hour
Typical range
$33,940 – $161,700
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Houston, TX
9,530
1.45× national concentration
▼3.7%
Pay trend: The median for property, real estate, and community association managers in Houston, TX fell from $75,750 (May 2024) to $72,950 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 6.1%.

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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers in Houston, TX
Deductions, kids & local tax

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

Your take-home pay
$60,150
per year · effective tax rate 17.5%
$5,013Monthly
$2,506Twice a month
$2,313Every 2 weeks
$28.92Hourly
  • Federal income tax$7,219
  • Social Security (6.2%)$4,523
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,058
  • Texas income tax$0
  • Take-home pay$60,150

Marginal rate: 22% federal + 0.00% state

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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers pay by experience in Houston, TX

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$33,940$16.32$29,451$2,454
25th percentile$48,210$23.18$40,917$3,410
Median (50th)$72,950$35.07$60,150$5,013
75th percentile$98,830$47.51$78,357$6,530
90th percentile (top earners)$161,700$77.74$121,788$10,149

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

What $72,950 buys in Houston, TX

Prices in Houston, TX are 1.4% lower than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.05× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median property, real estate, and community association managers's $60,150 take-home pay has the buying power of $60,986 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,316
26% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,558
31% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$3,697
per month for everything else

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

Houston, TX has 1.4× the national concentration of property, real estate, and community association managers jobs — a strong local market for this occupation.

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

Houston, TX ranks #4 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.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a property, real estate, and community association managers make in Houston, TX?

The median property, real estate, and community association managers salary in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area is $72,950 a year, or about $35.07 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $48,210 and $98,830.

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

On the median $72,950 salary, a single filer living in Texas takes home about $60,150 a year ($5,013 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare in 2026.

Is Houston, TX 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 1.4% below the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $60,986 would in a typical U.S. city. Houston, TX ranks #4 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 Houston, TX?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Houston, TX is $1,316 a month ($1,558 for two bedrooms) — 26% 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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