Average US course manager’s salary is £72k

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The average annual salary of a US golf course superintendent, equivalent to a golf course manager in the UK, is now more than $93,000 (about £72,000) according to a new survey by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA).

The 2019 report shows that the $93,176 average salary was an increase of 4.5 per cent over the last time a survey of this nature was carried out, in 2017, continuing the trend of increases in every two-year period since GCSAA began tracking the data in 1993.

Superintendents’ salaries have more than doubled in the last quarter century since that first report, when the average salary was $44,500 (about £34,000).

Certified golf course superintendents, those who have achieved the highest level of recognition through education, experience and service, saw an increase of more than one per cent over 2017.

Their average salary rose to $111,250 (about £85,000), an increase of $1,630 over 2017.

Assistant superintendents and golf course equipment managers also saw increases in their incomes.

Assistant salaries rose 7.3 per cent, and equipment managers saw a seven per cent increase from the average salary two years ago.

“It is heartening to see golf course owners continue to invest in golf course superintendents and their staffs,” said Rhett Evans, GCSAA CEO.

“They know the value of these highly educated professionals who oversee the golf facility’s top asset.”

The Compensation and Benefits Report also gives a good picture of the profile of GCSAA superintendents and their operations.

The average age of a superintendent is 46.5 years, and they have spent 16.4 years in the profession.

The average number of years superintendents have spent in their current position stayed steady at 10.5 years.