CEL & Associates, Inc.
2009 National Real Estate Compensation Survey
All Companies - Consolidated Results
Position   Potential Actual
Base Salary Bonus Bonus
Range (1) as % of Salary as % of Salary (2)
High Median Average Average
Corporate Positions
Executive  
Chief Executive Officer $598,200 $443,400 104.1% 86.3%
President $562,900 $410,200 97.9% 71.3%
Chief Operating Officer/COO $461,900 $340,200 76.0% 57.1%
Chief Investment Officer $468,200 $362,200 100.5% 76.3%
CFO/Top Finance Executive $349,500 $261,800 67.1% 56.2%
Corporate  
Top Business Development Executive $284,900 $204,100 70.9% 48.6%
Regional Business Development Officer $248,500 $158,000 47.7% 27.7%
Top Human Resources Executive $169,600 $122,600 33.4% 26.2%
Human Resources Manager $99,200 $81,200 16.3% 12.1%
Human Resources Generalist $64,000 $52,400 11.8% 6.8%
Payroll Manager/Specialist $74,300 $56,300 12.0% 8.3%
Benefits Manager/Specialist $74,300 $62,400 12.1% 10.4%
General Counsel $322,900 $256,300 52.5% 45.7%
Top MIS Executive/IT Director $174,700 $131,100 27.1% 22.4%
Network Administrator $89,900 $76,000 11.7% 9.2%
Corp. Comm./Investor Relations Exec $181,300 $140,200 40.8% 23.5%
Research Director $150,200 $104,500 30.2% 20.0%
Training Director/Manager $113,000 $89,500 19.0% 14.8%
Accounting/Finance  
Finance Director/Manager $201,700 $146,600 32.5% 26.4%
Treasurer $195,200 $132,600 28.1% 23.1%
Head of Risk Management $145,700 $116,900 25.8% 20.0%
Controller $153,800 $113,000 27.1% 18.8%
Accounting Manager $94,800 $83,900 15.7% 12.3%
Accounting Supervisor $84,500 $73,300 14.0% 9.1%
Senior Accountant $70,000 $63,200 12.6% 7.3%
Accountant $55,100 $48,300 9.2% 5.6%
Property Accountant - Senior $69,200 $62,000 11.7% 8.3%
Property Accountant $58,200 $49,000 9.7% 6.1%
Financial Analyst $86,500 $70,900 14.0% 11.0%
Tax Manager $139,300 $109,600 20.2% 13.4%
Office/Industrial Positions
Executive  
Top Division Executive $283,000 $229,400 75.8% 60.0%
Top Regional Executive $276,400 $202,300 61.6% 51.5%
Acquisitions  
Top Acquisitions Executive $233,700 $185,600 57.1% 40.0%
Acquisitions Associate $118,100 $95,400 31.4% 20.0%
Asset Mgmt.  
Top Asset Management Executive $238,000 $187,300 45.5% 37.2%
Portfolio Manager $136,800 $108,500 28.1% 23.0%
Senior Asset Manager $130,400 $110,900 35.2% 18.8%
Asset Manager $115,900 $87,500 26.1% 14.0%
Property Mgmt.  
Top Property Management Executive $214,500 $155,900 38.7% 30.1%
Regional Property Manager $132,500 $109,300 35.8% 22.1%
Senior Property Manager $104,100 $92,300 14.8% 11.5%
Property Manager (<500,000 sq.ft.) $84,600 $69,300 15.2% 9.0%
Property Manager (500,001-1M sq.ft.) $104,600 $79,500 17.9% 10.8%
Property Manager (>1,000,000 sq.ft.) $143,700 $105,900 24.1% 10.1%
Assistant Manager $55,200 $48,000 11.2% 7.7%
Corporate Facility Manager $111,000 $83,700 16.4% 14.8%
Top Facility Security Manager $117,400 $82,500 18.0% 14.0%
Operations Manager $101,500 $78,000 16.5% 11.0%
Regional Portfolio Engineer $119,800 $92,000 25.1% 19.5%
Maintenance Supervisor $78,600 $63,900 9.3% 6.2%
Maintenance Engineer $52,600 $44,000 11.8% 8.0%
Leasing  
Top Leasing Executive $195,100 $158,200 79.7% 40.0%
Senior Leasing Executive $151,600 $109,900 65.4% 29.4%
Typical Leasing Agent $99,300 $62,200 53.2% 20.5%
Project Mgmt.  
Development Executive $242,700 $190,900 52.5% 38.0%
Development Manager $155,400 $112,600 28.7% 21.5%
Project Manager $126,600 $103,100 24.0% 16.0%
Project Analyst $86,300 $65,800 30.1% 18.1%
Construction Executive $179,900 $142,500 38.0% 25.0%
Construction Manager $126,000 $103,900 19.1% 14.2%
Construction Onsite Manager $100,700 $80,800 14.4% 9.3%
Residential Positions
Executive  
Top Division Executive $295,700 $222,700 64.0% 49.5%
Top Regional Executive $293,700 $222,900 57.4% 48.5%
Acquisitions  
Top Acquisitions Executive $242,000 $190,600 67.0% 46.0%
Acquisitions Associate $101,000 $83,800 40.2% 22.0%
Asset Mgmt.  
Top Asset Management Executive $197,300 $158,200 45.5% 29.5%
Portfolio Manager $150,400 $126,200 22.9% 15.3%
Senior Asset Manager $140,100 $112,100 27.7% 18.5%
Asset Manager $108,500 $88,700 18.8% 11.0%
Property Mgmt.  
Top Property Mgmt. Executive $231,200 $168,600 43.5% 36.0%
Regional Vice President $163,900 $138,300 30.3% 21.0%
Regional Property Manager $99,500 $87,700 32.7% 18.0%
District Manager $86,700 $78,200 17.9% 12.5%
Senior Property Manager $83,500 $70,600 17.5% 11.5%
On-Site Community Mgr (<300 units) $53,800 $44,700 14.4% 9.3%
On-Site Community Mgr (>300 units) $64,700 $57,600 15.0% 10.1%
Assistant Manager $40,100 $33,500 10.6% 6.4%
Maintenance Supervisor $50,400 $44,800 9.3% 5.6%
Maintenance Engineer $36,800 $31,900 7.7% 4.5%
Leasing  
Typical Leasing Representative $34,100 $27,000 13.9% 7.9%
Project Mgmt.  
Development Executive $252,900 $195,600 50.1% 38.0%
Development Manager $158,800 $126,100 35.7% 21.5%
Project Manager $118,500 $102,700 26.0% 14.9%
Project Analyst $78,300 $67,000 21.0% 12.1%
Construction Executive $220,900 $154,600 44.4% 31.5%
Construction Manager $128,900 $88,000 18.0% 12.0%
Construction Onsite Manager $111,900 $83,500 15.9% 9.6%
Retail Positions
Executive  
Top Division Executive $377,600 $265,400 68.1% 55.2%
Top Regional Executive $325,100 $250,600 56.5% 47.4%
Acquisitions  
Top Acquisitions Executive $271,200 $204,500 54.0% 35.3%
Acquisitions Associate $134,300 $99,300 40.7% 30.2%
Asset Mgmt.  
Top Asset Management Executive $286,500 $218,300 51.8% 40.0%
Portfolio Manager $171,500 $149,700 46.5% 32.0%
Senior Asset Manager $186,200 $127,800 37.0% 27.2%
Asset Manager $144,200 $115,100 19.7% 15.0%
Property Mgmt.  
Top Property Management Executive $205,900 $163,600 38.0% 28.0%
Regional Property Manager $156,500 $139,200 33.0% 24.0%
Senior Property Manager $120,600 $90,800 17.0% 11.5%
Property Mgr (<300,000 sq.ft.) $82,100 $72,700 14.6% 6.9%
Property Mgr (300,001-500,000 sq.ft.) $90,100 $73,500 14.0% 9.8%
Property Mgr (500,001-750,000 sq.ft.) $120,700 $84,800 16.0% 11.0%
Assistant Manager $58,000 $48,300 11.4% 7.2%
Mall Manager (>750,000 sq.ft.) $149,200 $103,300 27.6% 16.7%
Marketing Manager $92,100 $70,500 16.6% 10.2%
Regional/Portfolio Engineer $159,900 $132,600 20.9% 15.0%
Maintenance Supervisor $68,500 $62,400 12.7% 8.0%
Maintenance Engineer $46,000 $37,200 7.3% 4.8%
Leasing  
Top Leasing Executive $274,400 $208,500 58.5% 38.5%
Senior Leasing Executive $174,700 $146,000 41.0% 21.2%
Typical Leasing Agent $120,900 $88,900 28.6% 14.5%
Project Mgmt.  
Development Executive $316,800 $248,500 60.0% 36.4%
Development Manager $140,900 $116,900 30.6% 18.0%
Project Manager $146,000 $108,900 31.3% 12.2%
Project Analyst $103,200 $65,100 23.5% 13.6%
Construction Executive $227,200 $176,300 30.1% 21.5%
Construction Manager $128,100 $103,100 17.1% 10.0%
Construction Onsite Manager $92,800 $80,000 15.0% 7.3%
(1) High = 75th percentile, Median = 50th percentile
(2) CEL & Associates, Inc. has intentionally excluded salary and/or extraordinary annual bonus awards from this table in order to not distort the results.
Source: CEL & Associates, Inc. / CEL Compensation Advisors, LLC.  Survey completed 1Q 2009.
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