Child Care Centre Manager salary in Australia
ANZSCO occupation: Child Care Centre Managers
Last reviewed July 2026
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) · 2025 data. Annual figure derived from median weekly earnings × 52.
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- People employed
- 17,200
- Annual employment growth
- -400/yr
- 5-yr projected growth
- +9%
- Skills shortage rating
- No national shortage
- Main industry
- Health Care and Social Assistance
- Works full-time
- 81%
- Avg full-time hours
- 41 hrs/wk
- Works part-time
- 19%
- Female share
- 95%
- Median age
- 43 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025) · Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment Projections (May 2025 to May 2030), produced with Victoria University (2025) · Jobs and Skills Australia — 2025 Occupation Shortage List (unit-group level) (2025)
What does a child care centre manager do?
Child Care Centre Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the activities of childcare centres and services including physical and human resources.
- Developing and implementing programs to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young children
- Providing care for children in before-school, after-school, day, and vacation care centres
- Directing and supervising child carers in providing care and supervision for young children
- Ensuring the centre is a safe area for children, staff and visitors
- Complying with relevant government requirements and standards
- Liaising with parents
- Maintaining records and accounts for the centre
- Recruiting staff and coordinating professional development
How to become a child care centre manager
Typical education for this occupation, and courses that lead to it.
Education held by people in this role
Courses to get started
Where child care centre managers are employed
Share of workers by state and territory (employment distribution, not pay).
Child Care Centre Manager jobs on JobSearch
2 child care centre manager roles are live on JobSearch right now.
View child care centre manager jobs hiring now →Source: JobSearch.com.au advertised listings, trailing 90 days, computed 23 July 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a child care centre manager earn in Australia?
The median child care centre manager earns $103,116 per year ($1,983 per week, or about $52/hour), based on Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025).
What qualifications do you need to be a child care centre manager?
Most child care centre managers hold a diploma or advanced diploma (38.4% of workers). Pathways vary — see typical courses above.
Is child care centre manager a job in demand in Australia?
Around 17,200 child care centre managers are employed in Australia. Employment is changing by about -400 workers per year.
Earnings, employment and education data: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
Employment projections: Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment Projections (May 2025 to May 2030), produced with Victoria University (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
Skills shortage ratings: Jobs and Skills Australia — 2025 Occupation Shortage List (unit-group level) (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
Advertised-pay and demand figures are computed from JobSearch.com.au job ads and are not government statistics.
The ABS median refers to full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate; individual pay varies. Annual figures derived from median weekly earnings × 52. Figures are estimates for guidance only.