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Horticulture farm manager salary in Australia
A horticulture farm manager in row cropping, berries and vegetables earns a base of $105,000 to $155,000 and above, set by remit and production scale.
All figures are base salary in Australian dollars. They exclude superannuation (12 per cent) and the package on top (housing, vehicle and bonuses). Figures as at June 2026.
| Operation scale | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-site or smaller operation | $105,000 | $120,000 | $135,000 |
| Large whole-of-operation | $135,000 | $145,000 | $155,000+ |
Read the tier against the remit, not just the owner. A section manager at a large grower can sit in the lower band; a manager running the whole business unit sits in the upper one. This is the most ad-driven role in the guide, with the better-paid roles advertised more openly than the smaller-operation ones.
Benefits on top.
Housing is site-dependent in horticulture, less universal than broadacre, worth $20,000 to $30,000 where provided. A vehicle is standard at the whole-of-operation remit, $15,000 to $22,000. Bonuses run 5 to 15 per cent of base.
What moves the number.
Remit is the first lever: a section or site manager prices below a whole-of-operation or business-unit remit. Production intensity and planting-program criticality, labour scale and compliance load, and the protected-cropping and packing interface all move the figure.
Also advertised as.
Vegetable Farm Manager, Production Manager (Horticulture), Row Crop Manager (vegetables), Horticulture Section Manager (lower remit).
The tree-crop equivalent is the orchard manager, and the supervisory role below is the farm supervisor or leading hand.
Part of the Australian Agricultural Salary Guide 2026. How we built these bands: methodology.
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