Mid-Level

Leasing Manager

You manage leasing for a property or portfolio — overseeing leasing agents, setting marketing strategy, managing pricing, and being the practitioner responsible for occupancy and the leasing fabric of the operation.

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Enterprisingleading, persuading
Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
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Job markets for Leasing Managers
Employment concentration · ~355 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Leasing Manager

Most days tend to involve a blend of team leadership, marketing and pricing decisions, and active prospect or tenant work — supporting leasing agents, reviewing pricing and incentive strategy, walking the property with prospects, and partnering with property management on tenant transitions. You'll often spend part of the time on reporting and the operational fabric of leasing operations.

The harder part is often the cyclical pressure of occupancy goals combined with the volume of leasing activity in busy markets. You'll typically coordinate across leasing, property management, marketing, and ownership, where occupancy and rent metrics are publicly visible and constantly tracked.

People who tend to thrive here are commercially instinctive, hospitality-minded, and skilled at coaching leasing teams. The trade-off is the cyclical pressure of occupancy goals and the cumulative weight of carrying portfolio performance. If you find satisfaction in filling buildings with tenants who actually stay, the role can be a strong destination in property management.

IndependenceAbove avg
AchievementAbove avg
Working ConditionsModerate
RecognitionModerate
RelationshipsModerate
SupportLower
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Leasing Managers (SOC 11-9141.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$39K–$141K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
297K
U.S. Employment
+3.6%
10yr Growth
39K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCoordinationWritingCritical ThinkingNegotiationSocial PerceptivenessPersuasionJudgment and Decision Making
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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