Club managers’ salary levels, benefits and roles revealed by CMAE Job Survey
The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) published a first of its kind Job Survey 2008 detailing salary levels, benefits, roles and responsibilities of club managers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The research, which is based on a sample of 173 CMAE members in 18 countries, reveals:
• The average club manager earns approximately €70,000 per year (about $91,400).
• 22 percent of respondents earn more than €100,000 a year (about $130,680).
• The majority of club managers (69 percent) are between the ages of 31 and 50; only 19 percent are 51 or older.
• 60 percent of club managers are educated to university level or higher, with 13 percent holding a doctorate or MBA.
• 32 percent of club managers have a professional qualification.
• Only 5 percent of club managers have the title of chief executive officer, yet 20 percent of club managers feel this more accurately reflects their true role.
“This is the first survey of its kind and while we cannot pretend this initial survey answers all of the questions, we believe it is a good start and a useful indication of the modern club manager’s role,” says Jerry Kilby, CMAE c.e.o.
More than half of the survey respondents (57 percent) are managers at golf clubs, while 16 percent are managers at golf and country clubs, 11 percent at city clubs, 7 percent at sports and social clubs, 2 percent tennis clubs, with the remainder being managers at health and fitness, sailing, equestrian and other clubs.
“The stereotypical club manager is an older male, yet our survey showed a much younger profile with 35 percent in the 31- to 40-year age bracket and 34 percent aged 41 to 50,” adds Jerry Kilby. “Only 19 percent of respondents are 51 years or over.
“However, with 92 percent of our respondents being male, it is an indication that club management is a male-dominated profession in Europe, although there are exceptions, such as Sweden, where 45 percent of club managers are female.”
The free survey is available to download at the CMAE’s website: www.cmaeurope.org.
