Travel is an awesome industry to work in for so many reasons – but unfortunately, great pay isn’t usually one of them. So what is the going rate these days?
C&M Travel Recruitment crunched the numbers and sent the results out in an email to subscribers.
The Sydney-based recruitment company’s results are based on a compilation of salary and market information provided by travel industry employers and employees.
“We’re hopeful this allows you to make informed career decisions and clearly identify the opportunities that may exist for career development.”
C&M Travel Recruitment
Now let’s take a look at what you should expect to be paid in 2019.
When it comes to Independent Travel Agencies, Junior Travel Consultants with 0 to 1 years of experience can expect a salary between $42,000 and $45,000 + incentives.
Move up to 1 to 3 years of experience and your pay should be between $48,000 and $52,000 + incentives.
A senior consultant should be on $55,000 to $65,000 + incentives. A branch manager, on the other hand, is looking at $75,000 to $90,000 + incentives.
When it comes to high commission based Travel Consultants their average income this year is between $44,000 to $52,000 for juniors, $53,000 to $62,000 for intermediate staff, $56,000 to $72,000 for senior roles and $73,000 to $91,000 for branch managers.
Those working in reservations are on $45,000 to $50,000 first year out, before moving up to $50,000 to $60,000 with one year’s experience.
A reservations team leader, on the other hand, sits on $65,000 to $75,000 while a manager takes home $74,000 to $91,000.
A BDM (on the road) with 1 to 2 years experience is pocketing $65,000 to $75,000 + Tools of the Trade + car + bonus per year while a BDM (on the road) with 3 years + experience sits on $80,000 to $90,000 + Tools of the Trade +car + bonus.
Move up to National Sales Manager and you should be enjoying a three-figure salary of $105,000-$130,000 + incentives.
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