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Community Services Manager salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a community services manager is $113,900 per annum, before tax, up $23,800 since 2018.
Pay depends heavily on the funding body and the size of the organisation, so a manager running one program for a small not for profit and one overseeing a large government-funded service can sit in quite different bands. Salary packaging, common in the not for profit sector, can lift take-home pay without changing the advertised figure. Local government and health enterprise agreements set their own scales, which private providers usually benchmark against.
Roles that pay more than community services manager
The largest typical pay rise is $34,300 a year, moving into General Manager.
- General Manager+$34,300/yr
- Aged Care Manager+$3,100/yr
How to negotiate a higher community services manager salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time community services manager salary is $113,900; 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 Budgeting and forecasting and Regulatory compliance tend to command a premium over general community services manager experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. General Manager pays a typical $34,300 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."
Community Services Manager salary questions
How much do community services managers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a community services manager is $113,900 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is community services manager pay rising or falling?
The median community services manager salary is up $23,800 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than community services manager?
General Manager pays a typical $34,300 a year more and draws on similar skills to community services manager.