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Caravan Park Manager salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a caravan park manager is $79,000 per annum, before tax, up $16,500 since 2018.
- How a park is run changes the arrangement more than the title does: an employed manager on a salary, a relief manager covering a season and someone holding a management lease are paid quite differently.
- On-site accommodation and utilities are commonly part of a resident manager's package, which affects what a salary figure means in practice.
- Larger parks with cabins, a shop and function space pay more than small grounds with powered sites alone.
The median salary rose by $16,500 between 2018 and 2024; the dashed line shows a projection to 2028 based on the real ABS Wage Price Index growth rate, not a role-specific forecast.
Roles that pay more than caravan park manager
The largest typical pay rise is $69,200 a year, moving into General Manager.
- General Manager+$69,200/yr
- Retirement Village Manager+$30,200/yr
- Hotel Manager+$16,000/yr
How to negotiate a higher caravan park manager salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time caravan park manager salary is $79,000; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Operations management and Rostering and venue operations tend to command a premium over general caravan park manager experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. General Manager pays a typical $69,200 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Caravan Park Manager salary questions
How much do caravan park managers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a caravan park manager is $79,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is caravan park manager pay rising or falling?
The median caravan park manager salary is up $16,500 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than caravan park manager?
General Manager pays a typical $69,200 a year more and draws on similar skills to caravan park manager.
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Pay advice
- How to ask for a pay rise, and back it up with real numbersWhat national wage growth looks like right now, how to work out a figure for your own role, wording you can adapt for the conversation, and what to do if the answer is no.
- The average salary in Australia (2026)Full-time adults in Australia averaged $2,083.70 a week in May 2026. Several measures get called the average salary, and this explains which one fits your situation.
- Overtime pay, time in lieu and what your award saysOvertime rates come from your award or agreement, not one national rule. How rates work, what happens on a salary, and how time off in lieu works.