Housing Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Housing Manager make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Housing Manager in the United States is $146,533 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $70.

However, a Housing Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $180,092
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $133,798 to $164,099
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $122,203
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Housing Manager Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $164,099 $13,675 $3,156 $79
Average $146,533 $12,211 $2,818 $70
25th Percentile $133,798 $11,150 $2,573 $64
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Key Factors That Influence Housing Manager Salaries

A Housing Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Housing Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Housing Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $140,552
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $141,115
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $142,053
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,366
  • Expert (over 8 years): $145,242
Levels Salary
Entry Level Housing Manager$140,552
Intermediate Level Housing Manager$141,115
Senior Level Housing Manager$142,053
Specialist Level Housing Manager$143,366
Expert Level Housing Manager$145,242
$140,552 0 yr
$141,115 < 2 yrs
$142,053 2-4 yrs
$143,366 5-8 yrs
$145,242 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Housing Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

  • San Jose: $184,822
  • San Francisco: $182,798
  • Oakland: $178,946

What Skills Can Increase a Housing Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Leadership (Mentioned in 9.53% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
  • Scrum (Mentioned in 1.25% Job Postings): Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.
  • Continuous Improvement (Mentioned in 1.01% Job Postings): A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. Delivery (customer valued) processes are constantly evaluated and improved in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility. Some see CIPs as a meta-process for most management systems (such as business process management, quality management, project management, and program management). W. Edwards Deming, a pioneer of the field, saw it as part of the 'system' whereby feedback from the process and customer were evaluated against organisational goals. The fact that it can be called a management process does not mean that it needs to be executed by 'management'; but rather merely that it makes decisions about the implementation of the delivery process and the design of the delivery process itself.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Leadership 9.53%
Scrum 1.25%
Continuous Improvement 1.01%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Housing Manager's salary.
  • Software Development: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
  • Scrum: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
  • Product Development: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Software Development
$158,256
8%
Scrum
$156,790
7%
Product Development
$156,790
7%
Computer Science
$155,325
6%
Change Management
$153,860
5%
Supply Chain
$153,860
5%
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How Education impacts a Housing Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Housing Managers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Housing Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $143,102 and $154,962).

Housing Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Housing Manager
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 0.3%
High School 4.0%
Associates 3.4%
Bachelors 37.5%
Masters 51.7%
Doctorate 3.1%
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Housing Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Housing Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Housing Manager

Salaries for a Housing Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $122,440 in 2023 to around $120,943 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Housing Manager salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Housing Manager Over Time

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2023
$122,440
2024
$122,034
2025
$120,943
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2024 $122,034
2025 $120,943
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