Leasing Manager Salary Brisbane – 2026 Salary Guide
$65,000 – $80,000+ super
Typical base salary range
- Entry-level
- $60,000 – $66,000
- Typical
- $65,000 – $80,000
- Experienced
- $78,000 – $85,000+
Commission / bonus potential
Letting bonus per lease, commonly a flat fee or a percentage of the first week's rent. Ask what was actually paid last quarter rather than the policy rate.
Indicative range pending JA Recruitment's annual review — treat as a starting point and ask us for a current benchmark.
Brisbane leasing manager pay sits above leasing consultant level, with the gap widening where the role supervises a leasing team.
Base salary plus superannuation guarantee. The range moves with portfolio size and complexity, the support around the role, and the package sitting alongside the base — the sections below break each of those down.
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The Brisbane market for leasing managers
Brisbane's spread of agency sizes means the leasing manager title covers a wide span — from a senior consultant with the title attached, through to a genuine department function with consultants reporting in. The base should follow which of those it actually is.
Inner-city apartment corridors generate the highest leasing volumes in Brisbane, and roles covering that stock justify the upper end of the range on activity alone.
What affects a leasing manager's salary
- Vacancy volume
- The number of properties the department leases each month is the closest thing to a workload measure in this role.
- Team responsibility
- Supervising leasing consultants or a leasing administrator lifts the role clearly above consultant pay.
- Letting bonus structure
- A flat fee per lease or a percentage of the first week's rent is common. Bonus-heavy structures should be assessed on actual recent payouts.
- Days on market accountability
- Where the role formally owns vacancy performance, it carries department-level accountability and should be paid accordingly.
- Weekend and after-hours work
- Saturday opens are standard. Confirm whether the role includes weekend loading, a rostered day, or neither.
- Portfolio type
- High-turnover unit stock generates far more leasing activity per property than a long-tenancy house portfolio.
What does a leasing manager do?
A leasing manager owns the department's leasing function: advertising and pricing vacant properties, running opens, processing applications, tenant selection, lease preparation and days-on-market performance.
In larger agencies the role also supervises leasing consultants, which is the main separation from a leasing consultant role and the main reason the base sits above it.
What Brisbane employers are looking for
These are the capabilities that lift a leasing manager toward the upper end of the Brisbane range. Brisbane roles also require a QLD real estate registration certificate or full licence.
- Days-on-market and vacancy rate performance you can quote
- Application processing and tenant selection judgement
- Confident pricing and rent review recommendations
- Open home volume and conversion
- Supervision of leasing consultants where applicable
- Current state licensing
- Clean, compliant lease documentation
How to increase your salary
- 01
Own the vacancy metric
A leasing manager who can show a sustained reduction in average days on market is negotiating from evidence rather than tenure.
- 02
Take team supervision
Managing consultants is the clearest step from consultant pay to management pay.
- 03
Learn appraisal and pricing
Rent pricing judgement is a short step from BDM skills, which sit in a higher band again.
- 04
Convert leasing into portfolio or BDM
Both are common progressions and both carry higher ceilings than leasing alone.
Common benefits and package inclusions
- Letting bonus per lease
- Car allowance, fuel card or mileage
- Phone allowance
- Paid registration certificate
Letting bonus per lease, commonly a flat fee or a percentage of the first week's rent. Ask what was actually paid last quarter rather than the policy rate.
Leasing Manager Salary Brisbane — frequently asked questions
- What does a leasing manager earn in Brisbane?
- Typically a base of roughly $65,000 to $80,000 plus super, above leasing consultant level, with letting bonuses on top.
- Is a leasing manager the same as a leasing consultant?
- No. A leasing manager owns the leasing function and often supervises consultants, which is what separates the two bands.
- Do leasing managers get letting bonuses?
- Commonly yes, either a flat fee per lease or a percentage of the first week's rent. Never treat bonus income as guaranteed when comparing offers.
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