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SOC 11-9141 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers — Stockton

Stockton-Lodi, CA · 10 metro areas compared

$73,520 /year
$35.35per hour
380jobs in area
+5.0%vs US median

At $73,520, median pay for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers in Stockton, CA tracks the national median of $69,990 closely.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $69,99010TH$45,650MEDIAN$73,52075TH$96,01090TH$142,970

How pay has moved

$82,938$26,4332019202020212022202320242025$73,520
$35,930 in 2019 to $73,520 in 2025, +104.6% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.6%
Openings per year
39,000
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

34.0% of people in this occupation work for themselves.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Stockton-Lodi, CA.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

At $73,520, median pay for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers in Stockton, CA tracks the national median of $69,990 closely. Pay ranges from under $45,650 at the tenth percentile to more than $142,970 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $50,600 to $96,010.

The area has 380 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.66 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Within the state, San Jose records the highest median at $86,840. Of the 441 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 172nd.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Stockton-Lodi, CA · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$45,650−34.8%
25th$50,600−27.7%
Median (50th)$73,520+5.0%
75th$96,010+37.2%
90th$142,970+104.3%
Mean$85,700+22.4%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in California

Median annual wage for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1San Jose$86,8402,630
2San Francisco$82,5407,660
3San Diego$78,2505,480
4Santa Rosa$77,910480
5Los Angeles$77,23019,780
6Santa Maria$75,750540
7Riverside$75,6002,810
8San Luis Obispo$73,620270
9Fresno$71,350870
10Santa Cruz$71,070230

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Stockton run 5.1% above the national average, so the median of $73,520 buys what $69,952 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 0.1% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$73,520as reported by BLS

Local price level

105.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$69,952US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $73,520 a year, 5.0% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $45,650 to $142,970 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 380 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is San Jose, at $86,840.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers in Stockton, CA?

The median annual wage is $73,520, or $35.35 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $69,990, so pay in Stockton, CA is 5.0% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Stockton, CA earns more than $142,970 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $45,650 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in San Jose, at $86,840 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 380 jobs in this occupation in Stockton, CA. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.