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What clubs pay the Director of Golf.

Reported compensation for individuals identified as Director of Golfs on Form 990 Part VII, drawn from each club’s most recent filing. Pay shown is reportable compensation plus pay from related organizations — the total a club tells the IRS each person earned.

Coverage
163
people on record

The distribution

n = 163
P10
$118K
P25
$141K
P50 · Median
$178K
P75
$234K
P90
$310K

The middle half of Director of Golfs earned between $141K and $234K in their most recent reported year.

Pay range by state

12 states · bar spans 25th–75th pct
Texasn=13
$275K
Marylandn=3
$234K
New Jerseyn=5
$228K
Tennesseen=3
$226K
Virginian=6
$209K
South Carolinan=3
$198K
Californian=19
$193K
Georgian=6
$176K
Floridan=34
$168K
Pennsylvanian=4
$152K
Massachusettsn=4
$151K
Coloradon=5
$148K

Each bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile of reported pay for the Director of Golf role in that state; the vertical tick marks the median. States need at least three paid officers on record, ranked by median pay.

Highest paid

most recent filing per club
PersonClubPay
MATTHEW SWARTS
DIRECTOR OF GOLF
River Oaks Country Club
Houston, TX · FY2022
$593K
BRENDAN WALSH
DIRECTOR OF GOLF
The Country Club (Brookline)
Chestnut Hill, MA · FY2023
$574K
CARL ALEXANDER
DIRECTOR OF GOLF
Golf Club Of Purchase Inc
Purchase, NY · FY2023
$533K
ERIC ESHLEMAN
DIRECTOR OF GOLF
Country Club Of Birmingham
Mountain Brk, AL · FY2023
$450K
ALEXANDER KIRKWOOD
DIRECTOR OF GOLF
Monterey Peninsula Country Club Corp
Pebble Beach, CA · FY2023
$449K
Mike Wright
Director of Golf
Shady Oaks Country Club Inc
Westworth Vlg, TX · FY2022
$413K
DAVID DORN
DIRECTOR OF GOLF
Woodmont Country Club
Rockville, MD · FY2023
$395K
MICHAEL STRLEKAR
DIRECTOR OF GOLF
Country Club At Woodfield
Boca Raton, FL · FY2023
$376K
CW CANFIELD
DIRECTOR OF GOLF
Lakeside Country Club
Houston, TX · FY2023
$365K
RYAN FOUNTAINE
DIRECTOR OF GOLF
Baltusrol Golf Club
Springfield, NJ · FY2023
$364K

By state

states with n ≥ 3 (19)
StateP25P50P75n
TX$164K$275K$350K13
MD$209K$234K$234K3
NJ$215K$228K$288K5
TN$195K$226K$226K3
VA$192K$209K$220K6
SC$153K$198K$198K3
CA$163K$193K$245K19
GA$159K$176K$185K6
FL$138K$168K$241K34
PA$113K$152K$324K4
MA$71K$151K$166K4
CO$145K$148K$174K5
NC$128K$148K$178K10
IL$121K$144K$198K10
MN$85K$140K$190K4
OH$118K$137K$139K5
AZ$121K$135K$197K4
NY$130K$134K$291K4
MI$98K$100K$100K3

Pay vs. hours worked

163 officers · anonymised
$0$150K$300K$450K$600K0h18h35h53h70h$593K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $593K · Hours/week 50h$574K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $574K · Hours/week 60h$533K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $533K · Hours/week 50h$450K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $450K · Hours/week 40h$449K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $449K · Hours/week 50h$413K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $413K · Hours/week 40h$395K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $395K · Hours/week 40h$376K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $376K · Hours/week 50h$365K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $365K · Hours/week 40h$364K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $364K · Hours/week 40h$350K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $350K · Hours/week 40h$350K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $350K · Hours/week 50h$347K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $347K · Hours/week 40h$335K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $335K · Hours/week 60h$327K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $327K · Hours/week 40h$326K · 55 hrs/wk · Reported pay $326K · Hours/week 55h$324K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $324K · Hours/week 40h$310K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $310K · Hours/week 40h$305K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $305K · Hours/week 50h$294K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $294K · Hours/week 40h$291K · 70 hrs/wk · Reported pay $291K · Hours/week 70h$289K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $289K · Hours/week 40h$288K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $288K · Hours/week 40h$287K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $287K · Hours/week 40h$275K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $275K · Hours/week 40h$263K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $263K · Hours/week 40h$260K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $260K · Hours/week 40h$260K · 65 hrs/wk · Reported pay $260K · Hours/week 65h$256K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $256K · Hours/week 40h$256K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $256K · Hours/week 40h$254K · 55 hrs/wk · Reported pay $254K · Hours/week 55h$253K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $253K · Hours/week 40h$253K · 55 hrs/wk · Reported pay $253K · Hours/week 55h$251K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $251K · Hours/week 60h$250K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $250K · Hours/week 40h$245K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $245K · Hours/week 40h$245K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $245K · Hours/week 40h$244K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $244K · Hours/week 40h$241K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $241K · Hours/week 40h$241K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $241K · Hours/week 40h$241K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $241K · Hours/week 40h$234K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $234K · Hours/week 60h$233K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $233K · Hours/week 40h$230K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $230K · Hours/week 40h$228K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $228K · Hours/week 40h$226K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $226K · Hours/week 40h$223K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $223K · Hours/week 60h$221K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $221K · Hours/week 40h$221K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $221K · Hours/week 40h$220K · 55 hrs/wk · Reported pay $220K · Hours/week 55h$220K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $220K · Hours/week 50h$216K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $216K · Hours/week 40h$215K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $215K · Hours/week 60h$213K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $213K · Hours/week 40h$213K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $213K · Hours/week 40h$212K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $212K · Hours/week 50h$209K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $209K · Hours/week 50h$209K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $209K · Hours/week 40h$208K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $208K · Hours/week 40h$206K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $206K · Hours/week 40h$206K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $206K · Hours/week 50h$206K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $206K · Hours/week 40h$200K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $200K · Hours/week 50h$198K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $198K · Hours/week 40h$198K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $198K · Hours/week 40h$197K · 45 hrs/wk · Reported pay $197K · Hours/week 45h$195K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $195K · Hours/week 40h$195K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $195K · Hours/week 40h$194K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $194K · Hours/week 50h$193K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $193K · Hours/week 40h$192K · 45 hrs/wk · Reported pay $192K · Hours/week 45h$192K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $192K · Hours/week 40h$190K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $190K · Hours/week 50h$189K · 55 hrs/wk · Reported pay $189K · Hours/week 55h$189K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $189K · Hours/week 40h$187K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $187K · Hours/week 40h$185K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $185K · Hours/week 40h$182K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $182K · Hours/week 40h$181K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $181K · Hours/week 40h$178K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $178K · Hours/week 40h$178K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $178K · Hours/week 40h$178K · 55 hrs/wk · Reported pay $178K · Hours/week 55h$177K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $177K · Hours/week 40h$176K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $176K · Hours/week 50h$176K · 45 hrs/wk · Reported pay $176K · Hours/week 45h$176K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $176K · Hours/week 60h$174K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $174K · Hours/week 40h$170K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $170K · Hours/week 40h$170K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $170K · Hours/week 40h$168K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $168K · Hours/week 40h$168K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $168K · Hours/week 40h$167K · 48 hrs/wk · Reported pay $167K · Hours/week 48h$166K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $166K · Hours/week 40h$165K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $165K · Hours/week 40h$164K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $164K · Hours/week 40h$164K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $164K · Hours/week 40h$164K · 45 hrs/wk · Reported pay $164K · Hours/week 45h$163K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $163K · Hours/week 40h$162K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $162K · Hours/week 40h$161K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $161K · Hours/week 40h$159K · 1 hrs/wk · Reported pay $159K · Hours/week 1h$159K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $159K · Hours/week 50h$159K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $159K · Hours/week 60h$157K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $157K · Hours/week 40h$155K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $155K · Hours/week 40h$154K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $154K · Hours/week 40h$153K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $153K · Hours/week 40h$153K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $153K · Hours/week 40h$152K · 59 hrs/wk · Reported pay $152K · Hours/week 59h$152K · 45 hrs/wk · Reported pay $152K · Hours/week 45h$151K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $151K · Hours/week 40h$151K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $151K · Hours/week 40h$150K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $150K · Hours/week 40h$149K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $149K · Hours/week 50h$148K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $148K · Hours/week 50h$148K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $148K · Hours/week 50h$146K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $146K · Hours/week 40h$146K · 58 hrs/wk · Reported pay $146K · Hours/week 58h$145K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $145K · Hours/week 50h$144K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $144K · Hours/week 40h$143K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $143K · Hours/week 40h$143K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $143K · Hours/week 40h$141K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $141K · Hours/week 40h$140K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $140K · Hours/week 40h$139K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $139K · Hours/week 40h$138K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $138K · Hours/week 50h$138K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $138K · Hours/week 40h$137K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $137K · Hours/week 40h$136K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $136K · Hours/week 40h$136K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $136K · Hours/week 60h$135K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $135K · Hours/week 50h$135K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $135K · Hours/week 40h$134K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $134K · Hours/week 40h$131K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $131K · Hours/week 60h$130K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $130K · Hours/week 40h$130K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $130K · Hours/week 40h$128K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $128K · Hours/week 40h$125K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $125K · Hours/week 40h$123K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $123K · Hours/week 50h$122K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $122K · Hours/week 40h$121K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $121K · Hours/week 40h$121K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $121K · Hours/week 40h$121K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $121K · Hours/week 40h$121K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $121K · Hours/week 50h$119K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $119K · Hours/week 40h$118K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $118K · Hours/week 50h$118K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $118K · Hours/week 50h$116K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $116K · Hours/week 40h$115K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $115K · Hours/week 40h$114K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $114K · Hours/week 40h$113K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $113K · Hours/week 50h$113K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $113K · Hours/week 40h$109K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $109K · Hours/week 40h$109K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $109K · Hours/week 50h$108K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $108K · Hours/week 40h$105K · 60 hrs/wk · Reported pay $105K · Hours/week 60h$103K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $103K · Hours/week 50h$101K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $101K · Hours/week 50h$100K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $100K · Hours/week 40h$100K · 50 hrs/wk · Reported pay $100K · Hours/week 50h$98K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $98K · Hours/week 40h$85K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $85K · Hours/week 40h$71K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $71K · Hours/week 40h

Each point is one Director of Golf on record — reported pay against the average hours per week the filing lists. No names. Full-time operating roles cluster toward the right; nominal or honorary positions sit at low hours.

← All compensation benchmarks
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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