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Salon Manager salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a salon manager is $65,000 per annum, before tax, up $13,800 since 2018.
What a salon manager takes home depends heavily on whether the role carries commission on retail sales or a share of service revenue, which varies between salons and brands. Award or enterprise agreement rates set the floor for the management role, and weekend, evening and public holiday penalty rates apply to any hours worked on the floor. Owner-managers draw from the business rather than a wage, so their income follows how the salon trades.
Roles that pay more than salon manager
The largest typical pay rise is $18,200 a year, moving into Equipment Hire Manager.
- Equipment Hire Manager+$18,200/yr
- Post Office Manager+$10,400/yr
- Amusement Centre Manager+$6,800/yr
How to negotiate a higher salon manager salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time salon manager salary is $65,000; 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 Hair and beauty services and Rostering and venue operations tend to command a premium over general salon manager experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Equipment Hire Manager pays a typical $18,200 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."
Salon Manager salary questions
How much do salon managers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a salon manager is $65,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is salon manager pay rising or falling?
The median salon manager salary is up $13,800 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than salon manager?
Equipment Hire Manager pays a typical $18,200 a year more and draws on similar skills to salon manager.