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Resort general manager

Overall accountability for resort performance — guest experience, P&L, safety and team.

🏝️ Tourism & HospitalityRIASEC: Enterprising · SocialSteady

Indicative salary

Monthly pay before allowances. Resort roles typically add service charge on top.

Entry

MVR 40,000MVR 60,000 / mo

$2,594$3,891

Mid

MVR 70,000MVR 120,000 / mo

$4,540$7,782

Senior

MVR 150,000MVR 300,000 / mo

$9,728$19,455

USD equivalents at 1 USD ≈ 15.42 MVR.

Note: Senior local GMs uncommon but increasing; expat bands typically higher.

Career pathway

  1. 1

    Department head

  2. 2

    EAM / Resort Manager

  3. 3

    General Manager

Education to get there

Partner-university programs that lead into this role:

  • Bachelor of International Hospitality Management (Hons)

    Taylor's University · Malaysia · Bachelor · 3 yrs

    Top-ranked Asian hospitality programme with resort placements.

  • BA (Hons) Business Management

    University of East London · United Kingdom · Bachelor · 3 yrs

    General business management with pathways into HR, marketing and operations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor in Hospitality/Business + 15+ yrs
  • MBA or equivalent advantageous

Typical employers

  • Local resort operators
  • International chains

A note on salary data

Salary ranges are indicative monthly estimates compiled from publicly available sources — Maldives Pay Commission gazette (civil service), and current listings on job.mv, mihaaru.com/jobs and hotelcareers.mv. Actual pay varies by employer, qualifications and experience. Tourism roles typically include service charge on top of the base salary shown.

Last reviewed: 2026-05. Sources: Maldives Pay Commission (gazette) · job.mv · mihaaru jobs · hotelcareers.mv