Role pay benchmarks · per person

What every role
actually earns.

Per-person compensation figures drawn from Form 990 Part VII — the section where clubs name and quantify pay for their five highest-compensated employees and all current officers. Figures are reportable compensation plus any pay from related organizations, as the club reported to the IRS.

Roles tracked
29
canonical titles
People on record
8,835
across all filings
How titles are standardized

The IRS does not enforce a controlled vocabulary for job titles. A club might write “Hd Golf Pro”, “Golf Professional”, “Head Pro.”, or “Director of Golf Operations” to mean the same person. We map every observed raw title variant to a single canonical role name — so benchmarks cover all clubs that employ the role, regardless of what they call it.

What the pay figures represent

Each figure is the sum of reportable compensation (W-2 / 1099) plus any compensation from related organizations, as reported on Part VII. Benefits, deferred compensation, and non-reportable perks are a separate column and not included here. Figures cover only individuals the club identified by name — a club with fewer than five highly paid employees may omit some staff.

Median pay by role

27 roles · n ≥ 3

Bar length is proportional to median pay. Click any role for the full distribution, top earners, and state breakdown.

By department

29 roles across 8 departments
Club Management
General Manager
P25 $138K$197KP75 $273K
n = 1,974 on record·also filed as: CLUB MANAGER, FORMER GENERAL MANAGER, Club Manager, GM +1 more
Assistant General Manager
P25 $123K$144KP75 $172K
n = 180 on record·also filed as: ASST. GM, ASST. GENERAL MANAGER, ASST GENERAL MANAGER, Asst General Manager +1 more
IT Director
P25 $142K$142KP75 $142K
n = 6 on record·also filed as: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR
Human Resources Director
P25 $121K$139KP75 $157K
n = 30 on record·also filed as: DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, HR DIRECTOR
Membership Director
P25 $114K$131KP75 $165K
n = 166 on record·also filed as: DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP, Director of membership
Marketing Director
P25 $127K$127KP75 $179K
n = 5 on record·also filed as: DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Event Coordinator
n = 1 · too few for median
n = 1 on record·also filed as: Events Manager
Golf Operations
Director of Golf
P25 $144K$185KP75 $234K
n = 423 on record
Head Golf Professional
P25 $129K$154KP75 $208K
n = 1,204 on record·also filed as: GOLF PROFESSIONAL, GOLF PRO, HEAD GOLF PRO, Golf Pro +1 more
Caddie Master
P25 $123K$126KP75 $130K
n = 9 on record·also filed as: CADDY MASTER
Golf Course Maintenance
Director of Grounds
P25 $194K$247KP75 $283K
n = 48 on record
Greens Supervisor
P25 $217K$220KP75 $227K
n = 4 on record
Golf Course Superintendent
P25 $140K$174KP75 $225K
n = 1,358 on record·also filed as: SUPERINTENDENT, GREENS SUPERINTENDENT, GROUNDS SUPERINTENDENT, COURSE SUPERINTENDENT +1 more
Culinary & Food & Beverage
Executive Chef
P25 $124K$149KP75 $179K
n = 1,250 on record·also filed as: CHEF, HEAD CHEF, EXEC. CHEF, Chef +1 more
Beverage Manager
P25 $121K$124KP75 $145K
n = 12 on record
Food & Beverage Director
P25 $116K$123KP75 $139K
n = 57 on record·also filed as: FOOD AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR, F&B DIRECTOR, FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGER, RESTAURANT MANAGER +1 more
Sous Chef
P25 $105K$113KP75 $155K
n = 16 on record·also filed as: CHEF DE CUISINE
Banquet Manager
n = 2 · too few for median
n = 2 on record
Finance & Accounting
Chief Financial Officer
P25 $127K$161KP75 $206K
n = 298 on record·also filed as: CFO, VP FINANCE
Director of Finance
P25 $127K$147KP75 $172K
n = 78 on record·also filed as: Dir. of Finance, Dir of Finance, DIRECTOR -FINANCE
Controller
P25 $111K$127KP75 $152K
n = 860 on record·also filed as: FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, COMPTROLLER
Racquets & Tennis
Director of Racquets
P25 $142K$174KP75 $238K
n = 238 on record·also filed as: DIRECTOR OF TENNIS, TENNIS DIRECTOR, Director of Tennis, Tennis Director
Head Tennis Professional
P25 $123K$161KP75 $204K
n = 314 on record·also filed as: TENNIS PRO, TENNIS PROFESSIONAL, Tennis Pro, HEAD TENNIS PRO +1 more
Aquatics & Pool
Pool Manager
P25 $148K$153KP75 $170K
n = 10 on record·also filed as: AQUATICS DIRECTOR
Board & Governance
Board Member
P25 $2K$12KP75 $60K
n = 51 on record·also filed as: DIRECTOR, Director, TRUSTEE, Trustee +1 more
Board President
P25 $4K$10KP75 $20K
n = 62 on record·also filed as: PRESIDENT, President, PRES, Pres +1 more
Board Secretary
P25 $2K$6KP75 $13K
n = 58 on record·also filed as: SECRETARY, Secretary, SECRETARY &, CLUB SECRETARY +1 more
Board Treasurer
P25 $3K$6KP75 $12K
n = 109 on record·also filed as: TREASURER, Treasurer, TREAS., TREAS +1 more
Board Vice President
P25 $560$4KP75 $15K
n = 12 on record·also filed as: VICE PRESIDENT, Vice President, VICE-PRESIDENT, VP +1 more
← Compensation overview
BLTS $29.2M ▲4.1
STLC $18.4M ▲8.1
ESSX $15.3M ▲11.2
TRDN $17.7M ▼1.4
MRON $17.0M ▲5.2
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