Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers in Bowling Green

BLS metro-level wage data places Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers pay in Bowling Green, KY at a median of $52,790 per year ($25.38/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $69,990, Bowling Green pays 25% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 100 property, real estate, and community association managerss are employed across the Bowling Green MSA in SOC 11-9141.

The Bowling Green pay distribution spans from $31,170 at the 10th percentile to $74,850 at the 90th, a 2.4× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $44,710 and the 75th at $60,600, so half of Bowling Green-based property, real estate, and community association managerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Bowling Green, KY covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide KY data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.