Aged care manager salary guide

First published: June 2025

Are you wanting to step into an aged care management role? These jobs offer a fulfilling career where you can make a meaningful impact while earning a competitive salary.

In this blog, we’ll look at the aged care manager salary you’ll receive, taking into consideration factors that can influence your pay and salaries to expect in different managerial roles. By fully understanding the financial landscape ahead, you can make the most informed decisions about your career. 

What can I expect an aged care manager salary to be?

The average aged care manager salary in Australia is $125,000 per year, with typical earnings ranging from $110,000 – $130,000. Pay can vary based on your experience, location and employer. 

Aged care manager salary by role type

Aged care management includes a broad spectrum of roles and responsibilities, with pathways for clinical and non-clinical professionals. Each role comes with a different salary range, which we have explored below: 

Clinical care coordinator

As a clinical care coordinator, you can expect an average annual salary of around $106,000. 

Clinical care coordinators are responsible for: 

• Overseeing teams of aged care workers and registered nurses, providing clinical leadership and guidance 
• Reviewing resident care plans to ensure compliance against standards of care 
• Liaising with resident families, healthcare professionals and upper management to devise the best outcome for residents 
• Delivering complex resident care 
• Assisting with the training of staff member 

Care manager

An aged care manager’s salary is around $125,000 a year. 

Leading clinical leadership teams, care managers work with the facility manager and nursing professionals to drive quality patient care. Typical duties and responsibilities include:  

• Ensuring all clinical practices are in line with standards, regulations and guidelines 
• Advocating for patient care and quality of life 
• Providing and defining staff training programs and overseeing the upskilling and hiring of nurses 
• Reviewing resident care plans and subsequent documentation 
• Managing incidents and minimising risks 
• Seeking continuous feedback and implementing improvement measures 

Facility manager

A facility manager’s salary is around $145,000 a year. 

Facility managers run aged care residences, meet financial targets and uphold processes and standards. Working closely with the care manager, they coordinate every aspect of their care home, ensuring that the delivery of aged care services remains smooth and proper procedures are implemented. Key duties are: 

• Managing finances and budgeting, ensuring a good return on investment 
• Meeting deadlines and requirements set out by head office 
• Ensuring documentation is accurate and updates are provided at sufficient intervals 
• Striving to meet accreditation requirements 
• Contributing to employee training and development 
• Completing successful home audits 
• Being aware of aged care standards and regulations, safeguarding homes so they fulfil legal requirements 

Quality and education manager

A quality and education manager can expect to earn $135,000 a year on average. 

Quality and education managers can be assigned to work in one aged care home or for multiple homes within an organisation. Their focus is on mentorship, aged care standards and enhancing residents’ quality of life. In this role, you can expect to: 

• Support managers to implement continuous improvement via processes
• Improve quality and reporting systems 
• Ensure staff are aware of risks and identify solutions 
• Assess care services against industry standards 
• Mentor other staff when needed 
• Create audit tools 

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I’d like to earn an aged care manager salary. What do I do to get there?

Aged care management is an exciting part of the industry. If you have the following skills and characteristics, aged care management could be the career path for you: 

• Empathetic where you put resident care first 
• Proactive when making tough decisions 
• Great at working as part of a team 
• Able to juggle multiple tasks at once 
• Motivated by seeing immediate results of your action 
• Excited to interact with residents every day by getting to know those in your care 

When looking to move into management, start by thinking about what aged care qualifications will help you to get there. Relevant work experience can also give you the opportunity to progress, along with strong leadership, communication and problem-solving abilities. 

How do I increase my aged care manager salary earning potential?

To strengthen your earning potential as an aged care manager, there are many steps you can take. 

• Expand your experience – carry out research and look at job adverts to see what experience employers want. It is important to remember that some organisations may prefer individuals with clinical backgrounds 
• Gain further education and qualifications – alongside nursing credentials, management and leadership certificates may work in your favour 
• Look into alternative employers – the aged care industry in Australia has private and not-for-profit providers. Often, those in the private sector will offer higher salary packages than not-for-profit businesses, however, you will receive additional benefits with NFPs such as salary sacrificing 
• Research different aged care homes – if you work in a home that is on a large scale (over 100 beds), you may receive a higher package due to the intense level of work involved

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