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Property Manager salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a property manager is $78,200 per annum, before tax, up $16,700 since 2018.
- The base rate comes from the award or your agency's enterprise agreement, and many agencies add commission or a share of the management fee on new properties brought into the rent roll.
- Two managers on the same base can finish the year on very different amounts, so check how commission is calculated and whether the portfolio you're inheriting is fully let or carrying arrears.
The median salary rose by $16,700 between 2018 and 2024; the dashed line shows a projection to 2028 based on the real ABS Wage Price Index growth rate, not a role-specific forecast.
Roles that pay more than property manager
The largest typical pay rise is $31,000 a year, moving into Facilities Manager.
- Facilities Manager+$31,000/yr
- Strata Manager+$11,800/yr
- Office Manager+$11,800/yr
How to negotiate a higher property manager salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time property manager salary is $78,200; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Account and relationship management and Property transactions and management tend to command a premium over general property manager experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Facilities Manager pays a typical $31,000 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Property Manager salary questions
How much do property managers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a property manager is $78,200 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is property manager pay rising or falling?
The median property manager salary is up $16,700 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than property manager?
Facilities Manager pays a typical $31,000 a year more and draws on similar skills to property manager.
Related salaries
- Facilities Manager salary
- Strata Manager salary
- Real Estate Agent salary
- Office Manager salary
- Administration Officer salary
- Receptionist salary
Pay advice
- How to ask for a pay rise, and back it up with real numbersWhat national wage growth looks like right now, how to work out a figure for your own role, wording you can adapt for the conversation, and what to do if the answer is no.
- The average salary in Australia (2026)Full-time adults in Australia averaged $2,083.70 a week in May 2026. Several measures get called the average salary, and this explains which one fits your situation.
- Overtime pay, time in lieu and what your award saysOvertime rates come from your award or agreement, not one national rule. How rates work, what happens on a salary, and how time off in lieu works.