Associate director vs deputy director

The differences between associate directors and deputy directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an associate director has an average salary of $114,223, which is higher than the $100,190 average annual salary of a deputy director.

The top three skills for an associate director include patients, healthcare and project management. The most important skills for a deputy director are oversight, policy development, and customer service.

Associate director vs deputy director overview

	Associate Director	Deputy Director
Yearly salary	$114,223	$100,190
Hourly rate	$54.91	$48.17
Growth rate	8%	6%
Number of jobs	72,370	41,439
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	47	52
Years of experience	-	-

What does an associate director do?

An associate director oversees the daily activities and business operations within a particular area. They are primarily responsible for devising strategies that aim for growth in profit and customer satisfaction, implementing policies and standards, evaluate the workforce, providing support to various departments, and setting goals in terms of budget and sales. Furthermore, they must regularly report progress to the director and coordinate with managers and supervisors in the joint effort to reach the vision and mission of the company.

What does a deputy director do?

Deputy directors supervise a team of workers and oversee the daily functions of their organizations. They coordinate with the company's executive director in preparing long-term strategies to achieve organizational goals. It is their job to make sure that these goals are met through the company's available resources. They aid alliances so that conversation objectives will be achieved. When complex issues arise, they collaborate with scientists and policy experts for resolution.

Associate director vs deputy director salary

Associate directors and deputy directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Associate Director	Deputy Director
Average salary	$114,223	$100,190
Salary range	Between $79,000 And $164,000	Between $57,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	South San Francisco, CA	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	Legalmatch.com	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Government

Differences between associate director and deputy director education

There are a few differences between an associate director and a deputy director in terms of educational background:

	Associate Director	Deputy Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Associate director vs deputy director demographics

Here are the differences between associate directors' and deputy directors' demographics:

	Associate Director	Deputy Director
Average age	47	52
Gender ratio	Male, 52.0% Female, 48.0%	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	12%

Differences between associate director and deputy director duties and responsibilities

Associate director example responsibilities.

Lead implementation of OPPE and FPPE for TJC.
Manage accounting, weekly reports, local contacts, and maintenance of sets, props, and costumes.
Manage all aspects of music ministry - including arranging all music for schedule services special programs and events.
Manage departmental training schedules, work schedules and CPSI electronic medical record (EMR), certifications and competencies.
Manage web development and rebranding initiative.
Create a coordinate university social media committee quadrupling engagement during campaigns and achieving a national twitter trend during commencement.

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Deputy director example responsibilities.

Manage ISO and OFCCP compliance.
Manage the cleaning and horticulture operation for NYC's highways.
Manage alarm reports and notification to QA from cGMP equipment and critical systems.
Establish and lead engineering-wide functions such as technical publications, source code management and release processes, and QA.
Manage all CIO time and team resource allocation decisions to ensure the CIO addressed the highest priorities across the company.
Manage payroll department operations and staff while assessing procedures and processes as necessary.

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Associate director vs deputy director skills

Common associate director skills

Patients, 11%
Healthcare, 8%
Project Management, 6%
Oversight, 6%
Portfolio, 6%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%

Common deputy director skills

Oversight, 11%
Policy Development, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Human Resources, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Public Health, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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