NGCOA Members Can Now Access the Most Current and Reliable Data for 2024 Planning and Budgeting
Charleston, S.C. (October 6, 2023) – The National Golf Course Owners Association is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 Golf Industry Compensation and Benefits Report. The report, published digitally in single course and multi-course versions, is now available to NGCOA members at no cost as a membership benefit. Information about this report can be found at NGCOA.org/Research.
Within its 45+ pages is the most recent and reliable compensation and benefits levels based on 842 participating facilities. It represents the most complete, accurate and up-to-date compensation data in the industry, and is designed to allow NGCOA members to easily compare compensation levels and benefit policies among their peer golf course businesses.
The data was collected and the report developed by NGCOA in partnership with the National Golf Foundation (NGF), who jointly surveyed compensation and benefits data from members of NGCOA as well as a broader universe of golf course operators. “The NGF team was excited to be able to contribute to this important piece of research,” said David Lorentz, NGF’s Chief Research Officer. “Especially in what has become such a competitive job market, high-quality salary data is both a critical tool for employers, and a compassionate aspect of people management. We applaud NGCOA’s leadership on this.”
This analysis focuses on the organizational factors that have historically shown a relationship with golf course staff compensation including annual gross revenue, facility type, geographic region and scope of responsibility. Its results cannot be extrapolated to represent the entire industry; however, they do provide a strong representation of the compensation and benefits provided in the golf industry.
“We’re thrilled to once again provide the NGCOA membership with crucial compensation data, particularly as many operators have begun to shift their focus to 2024 planning and budgeting,” said Taylor Wall, NGCOA Senior Director of Education. “The survey garnered the largest response from facilities of any prior report, so I’m especially grateful to those owners who shared their data with us to ensure the most accurate representation of the compensation trends in our industry. I also tip my cap to the talented research team at the NGF for all of their hard work in compiling this data.”
For more information about the report or membership in the NGCOA, please contact Rachel Carter, NGCOA Senior Director of Membership, at rcarter@ngcoa.org.
About the National Golf Course Owners Association
The NGCOA is the leading authority on the business of golf course ownership and management. The association represents and promotes the interests of golf courses as the principal businesses and economic assets of the game of golf. The not-for-profit organization is the only trade association dedicated exclusively to golf course owners and operators. Through advocacy, education and information resources, purchasing programs and networking opportunities, the NGCOA helps golf course owners and operators run more successful businesses. For more information or to join, visit NGCOA.org or call 800-933-4262.
