What are the main factors that influence a Resort Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Resort Manager's salary?

A Resort Manager's salary grows with experience: a Hotel Supervisor (0-3 years)earns $41,552, a Hotel Manager Assistant (3-5 years)earns $67,843, a Resort Manager (5+ years)earns $95,318,

What are the highest paying states for a Resort Manager?

Resort Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Resort Manager roles are District of Columbia $105,999, California $105,597, Massachusetts $104,190. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Resort Manager roles make?

Salaries for Resort Manager level roles vary by specialization: Resort General Manager: $186,900; Resort Operations Manager: $106,901; Rv Resort Manager: $86,911; Ski Resort Manager: $84,694; Resort Housekeeping Manager II: $71,732.

How do different companies affect a Resort Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Resort Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Resort Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Resort Manager make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Resort Manager in the United States is $95,736 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Resort Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,595
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,049 to $101,420
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,409

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Resort Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,420	$8,452	$1,950	$49
Average	$95,736	$7,978	$1,841	$46
25th Percentile	$84,049	$7,004	$1,616	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Resort Manager Salaries

A Resort Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Resort Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Resort Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $105,999.
California: $105,597.
Massachusetts: $104,190.

District of Columbia $105,999 California $105,597 Massachusetts $104,190 Washington $103,807 New Jersey $103,769 Alaska $103,635 Connecticut $102,313 New York $101,777

Hawaii $100,064 Rhode Island $99,259 Maryland $98,714 Minnesota $97,967 Colorado $97,680 Illinois $97,584 Oregon $97,220 Delaware $96,952

New Hampshire $96,784 Virginia $96,406 Pennsylvania $95,305 Nevada $94,750 North Dakota $94,568 Michigan $94,281 Wisconsin $94,176 Vermont $93,965

Texas $93,381 Maine $93,343 Arizona $93,285 Ohio $93,218 Georgia $92,338 Indiana $91,897 Wyoming $91,811 Utah $91,677

Iowa $91,620 Kansas $91,160 Louisiana $91,026 North Carolina $90,978 Missouri $90,959 Florida $90,586 Montana $90,385 Nebraska $90,193

Kentucky $90,088 South Carolina $89,705 Tennessee $89,466 Idaho $89,370 New Mexico $88,671 Oklahoma $88,518 Alabama $87,953 South Dakota $87,005

Arkansas $86,488 West Virginia $86,211 Mississippi $85,378

Top Paying Cities for Resort Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $120,752
San Francisco: $119,565
Oakland: $116,913

San Jose, CA $120,752

San Francisco, CA $119,565

Oakland, CA $116,913

New York, NY $110,949

Queens Village, NY $110,231

Paramus, NJ $109,465

Passaic, NJ $109,369

Bergenfield, NJ $109,273

Stamford, CT $109,130

Huntington, NY $109,034

Newark, NJ $108,412

Bridgeport, CT $108,220

New Brunswick, NJ $107,904

Vallejo, CA $107,703

Middlesex, NJ $107,646

Somerset, NJ $107,560

Petaluma, CA $107,340

Santa Cruz, CA $106,966

Boston, MA $106,775

Monterey, CA $106,296

Fairbanks, AK $106,229

Los Angeles, CA $106,047

Washington, DC $105,999

Seattle, WA $105,827

Santa Rosa, CA $105,808

Juneau, AK $105,530

Orange, CA $105,214

Anchorage, AK $105,042

Anaheim, CA $104,975

Santa Ana, CA $104,831

Nassau, NY $104,774

Long Beach, CA $104,736

Danbury, CT $104,707

Santa Maria, CA $104,381

Everett, WA $104,362

Bremerton, WA $103,893

Trenton, NJ $103,711

Sacramento, CA $103,673

San Diego, CA $103,625

Brockton, MA $103,587

Tacoma, WA $103,548

Santa Barbara, CA $103,414

Lowell, MA $103,031

New Suffolk, NY $102,993

Nashua, NH $102,878

Lompoc, CA $102,725

Ventura, CA $102,629

Stockton, CA $102,601

New Haven, CT $102,409

Atlantic City, NJ $102,160

Hartford, CT $101,950

Modesto, CA $101,902

Poughkeepsie, NY $101,691

New Britain, CT $101,643

Olympia, WA $101,509

Kennewick, WA $101,509

New London, CT $101,490

Norwich, CT $101,461

Lawrence, MA $101,413

Bakersfield, CA $101,145

Riverside, CA $101,011

New Bedford, MA $101,011

Richland, WA $100,916

Portsmouth, NH $100,839

Vineland, NJ $100,820

San Bernardino, CA $100,743

Boulder, CO $100,475

Worcester, MA $100,399

Portland, OR $100,312

Saint Paul, MN $100,198

Minneapolis, MN $100,198

Philadelphia, PA $100,064

Honolulu, HI $99,556

Springfield, MA $99,221

Providence, RI $99,212

Chicago, IL $98,934

Bellingham, WA $98,819

Baltimore, MD $98,714

Chico, CA $98,474

Wilmington, DE $98,312

Pittsfield, MA $98,216

Manchester, NH $98,034

Spokane, WA $97,613

Denver, CO $97,603

Albany, NY $97,153

Troy, NY $97,115

Schenectady, NY $96,914

Burlington, VT $96,703

Portland, ME $96,368

Salem, OR $96,292

Yakima, WA $96,272

Ann Arbor, MI $96,244

Rochester, MN $95,976

Fresno, CA $95,928

Reno, NV $95,928

Milwaukee, WI $95,842

Detroit, MI $95,746

Allentown, PA $95,717

Carson City, NV $95,708

Houston, TX $95,564

Colorado Springs, CO $95,554

Syracuse, NY $95,507

Eugene, OR $95,325

Bismarck, ND $95,210

Gary, IN $95,210

Galveston, TX $95,210

Springfield, OR $95,133

Medford, OR $94,903

Fort Collins, CO $94,865

Austin, TX $94,789

Mesa, AZ $94,587

Phoenix, AZ $94,568

Dallas, TX $94,540

Reading, PA $94,482

Saint Cloud, MN $94,444

Concord, NH $94,358

Madison, WI $94,319

Utica, NY $94,061

Raleigh, NC $93,984

Las Vegas, NV $93,975

Rochester, NY $93,908

Des Moines, IA $93,898

Atlanta, GA $93,745

Battle Creek, MI $93,716

Salt Lake City, UT $93,688

Lancaster, PA $93,544

Champaign, IL $93,525

Harrisburg, PA $93,410

Durham, NC $93,324

Kansas City, MO $93,314

Kansas City, KS $93,295

Fort Worth, TX $93,285

Boca Raton, FL $93,247

Cleveland, OH $93,238

Columbus, OH $93,218

Pittsburgh, PA $93,209

Richmond, VA $93,171

Indianapolis, IN $93,151

Cincinnati, OH $93,027

Petersburg, VA $92,883

Billings, MT $92,673

Lansing, MI $92,673

Huntsville, AL $92,673

Lebanon, PA $92,663

Dayton, OH $92,654

Pueblo, CO $92,654

Appleton, WI $92,625

Buffalo, NY $92,587

Racine, WI $92,539

Charlotte, NC $92,529

Saint Louis, MO $92,500

Springfield, IL $92,462

Elkhart, IN $92,443

York, PA $92,443

Gastonia, NC $92,433

Benton Harbor, MI $92,433

Beaumont, TX $92,376

Lorain, OH $92,357

Toledo, OH $92,319

Binghamton, NY $92,271

Rock Hill, SC $92,261

Rockford, IL $92,213

Fargo, ND $92,165

Elyria, OH $92,165

Flagstaff, AZ $92,098

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,041

Miami, FL $91,983

Duluth, MN $91,830

Bangor, ME $91,706

Cedar Rapids, IA $91,600

Louisville, KY $91,553

Grand Rapids, MI $91,533

Hialeah, FL $91,524

Casper, WY $91,390

Scranton, PA $91,275

New Orleans, LA $91,246

Virginia Beach, VA $91,237

Akron, OH $91,189

Peoria, IL $91,064

Sarasota, FL $91,045

Green Bay, WI $90,978

Baton Rouge, LA $90,930

Charleston, SC $90,911

Nashville, TN $90,882

Jamestown, NY $90,863

Davenport, IA $90,863

Tucson, AZ $90,815

Cheyenne, WY $90,787

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,758

Tampa, FL $90,739

Omaha, NE $90,720

Port Arthur, TX $90,681

Evansville, IN $90,681

Bradenton, FL $90,643

Santa Fe, NM $90,471

Orlando, FL $90,375

Clearwater, FL $90,270

Canton, OH $90,069

La Crosse, WI $90,069

Grand Forks, ND $90,040

Albuquerque, NM $90,011

Tulsa, OK $90,011

Newport News, VA $90,002

High Point, NC $89,973

Ogden, UT $89,935

Corpus Christi, TX $89,858

Laramie, WY $89,801

Norfolk, VA $89,801

Rock Island, IL $89,743

Saginaw, MI $89,724

Jacksonville, FL $89,714

Salisbury, NC $89,695

Memphis, TN $89,676

Moline, IL $89,628

Fort Myers, FL $89,600

Waterloo, IA $89,475

Spartanburg, SC $89,379

Lincoln, NE $89,332

Fort Wayne, IN $89,312

Birmingham, AL $89,207

Cedar Falls, IA $89,188

Provo, UT $89,178

Springfield, OH $89,169

San Antonio, TX $89,150

Greensboro, NC $89,111

South Bend, IN $89,102

Winston Salem, NC $89,092

Boise, ID $89,063

Savannah, GA $88,996

Muskegon, MI $88,824

Lima, OH $88,709

Lake Charles, LA $88,671

Anderson, IN $88,652

Lexington, KY $88,623

Augusta, GA $88,594

Greenville, SC $88,594

Wichita, KS $88,508

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,508

Columbia, SC $88,422

Bloomington, IN $88,183

Roanoke, VA $88,125

Asheville, NC $88,001

Knoxville, TN $87,838

Shreveport, LA $87,828

Wilmington, NC $87,704

Frankfort, KY $87,522

Oklahoma City, OK $87,455

Chillicothe, OH $87,417

Longview, TX $87,407

Topeka, KS $87,379

Mobile, AL $87,235

Terre Haute, IN $87,197

Erie, PA $87,187

Altoona, PA $87,139

Melbourne, FL $87,110

Amarillo, TX $87,072

Killeen, TX $87,043

Fayetteville, AR $86,967

Sioux Falls, SD $86,900

Chattanooga, TN $86,842

Idaho Falls, ID $86,833

Gainesville, FL $86,632

Portsmouth, OH $86,584

Little Rock, AR $86,565

Lynchburg, VA $86,565

Lafayette, LA $86,526

Youngstown, OH $86,526

Temple, TX $86,488

Daytona Beach, FL $86,469

Clarksville, TN $86,459

Pensacola, FL $86,450

Hopkinsville, KY $86,163

Charleston, WV $86,153

Florence, SC $86,105

Sioux City, IA $86,048

Macon, GA $85,770

Tallahassee, FL $85,761

Fayetteville, NC $85,741

Waco, TX $85,722

Wichita Falls, TX $85,722

Pine Bluff, AR $85,684

Vincennes, IN $85,502

Lubbock, TX $85,464

Great Falls, MT $85,406

Alamogordo, NM $85,397

Abilene, TX $85,320

Rapid City, SD $85,196

Monroe, LA $85,196

Albany, GA $85,138

Huntington, WV $85,129

Jackson, MS $85,119

Greenville, MS $85,110

Parkersburg, WV $85,014

Montgomery, AL $84,995

Johnstown, PA $84,976

Springfield, MO $84,899

Biloxi, MS $84,851

Sumter, SC $84,650

Columbus, GA $84,640

Twin Falls, ID $84,583

Pascagoula, MS $84,459

Kingsport, TN $84,210

Gulfport, MS $84,181

Alexandria, LA $83,865

Fort Smith, AR $83,626

El Paso, TX $83,367

Helena, MT $83,243

Las Cruces, NM $82,936

Harlingen, TX $82,668

Pocatello, ID $82,582

Florence, AL $82,553

Brownsville, TX $82,534

Dothan, AL $82,381

Mcallen, TX $82,333

Columbus, MS $81,625

Altus, OK $81,184

Lawton, OK $81,002

Pierre, SD $80,658

What Skills Can Increase a Resort Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 9.36% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Revenue Management (Mentioned in 2.23% Job Postings): Revenue management is the application of disciplined analytics that predict consumer behaviour at the micro-market levels and optimize product availability, leveraging price elasticity to maximize revenue growth and thereby, profit.
Prospecting (Mentioned in 1.34% Job Postings): Prospecting is the first stage of the geological analysis (second – exploration) of a territory. It is the physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as fossicking. Prospecting is a small-scale form of mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale effort undertaken by commercial mineral companies to find commercially viable ore deposits. Prospecting is physical labour, involving traversing (traditionally on foot or on horseback), panning, sifting and outcrop investigation, looking for signs of mineralisation. In some areas a prospector must also make claims, meaning they must erect posts with the appropriate placards on all four corners of a desired land they wish to prospect and register this claim before they may take samples. In other areas publicly held lands are open to prospecting without staking a mining claim.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	9.36%
Revenue Management	2.23%
Prospecting	1.34%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Resort Manager's salary.

Outside Sales: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Catering: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Networking: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Outside Sales	$106,267	11%
Catering	$104,353	9%
Networking	$104,353	9%
Marketing Plans	$103,395	8%
Prospecting	$103,395	8%
Business Administration	$100,523	5%

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How Education impacts a Resort Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Resort Managers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Resort Manager with a No Diploma is between $104,327 and $117,373).

Resort Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Resort Manager

No Diploma 1.8%

High School 26.8%

Associates 16.9%

Bachelors 43.7%

Masters 9.8%

Doctorate 1.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.8%
High School	26.8%
Associates	16.9%
Bachelors	43.7%
Masters	9.8%
Doctorate	1.0%

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Resort Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Resort Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$84,049

Average $95,736/year

$101,420

$7,004

Average $7,978/month

$8,452

$1,616

Average $1,841/week

$1,950

$40

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,420	$8,452	$1,950	$49
Average	$95,736	$7,978	$1,841	$46
25th Percentile	$84,049	$7,004	$1,616	$40

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Salary Trends for Resort Manager

Salaries for a Resort Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $81,489 in 2023 to around $78,440 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Resort Manager salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$79,690

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