Associate director vs senior director

The differences between associate directors and senior directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior director has an average salary of $152,047, which is higher than the $114,223 average annual salary of an associate director.

The top three skills for an associate director include patients, healthcare and project management. The most important skills for a senior director are healthcare, analytics, and patients.

Associate director vs senior director overview

	Associate Director	Senior Director
Yearly salary	$114,223	$152,047
Hourly rate	$54.91	$73.10
Growth rate	8%	10%
Number of jobs	72,370	131,871
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	47	39
Years of experience	-	10

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 senior director do?

Senior directors are the top management who manage the overall corporate structure of a brand. These executives take responsibility for the planning, operations, and profitability of the company. They direct and control all the functions of businesses. Their jobs cover the advertising, marketing, sales, and promotions of products and services. They are the people behind the tactical and strategic management of every asset of the enterprise through different programs.

Associate director vs senior director salary

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

	Associate Director	Senior Director
Average salary	$114,223	$152,047
Salary range	Between $79,000 And $164,000	Between $105,000 And $219,000
Highest paying City	South San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	California
Best paying company	Legalmatch.com	Apple
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Pharmaceutical

Differences between associate director and senior director education

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

	Associate Director	Senior Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Georgia

Associate director vs senior director demographics

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

	Associate Director	Senior Director
Average age	47	39
Gender ratio	Male, 52.0% Female, 48.0%	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%
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, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between associate director and senior 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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Senior director example responsibilities.

Lead the expansion for support of public sector business in EMEA and APAC.
Create and deliver pitch decks, while being task with managing RFP responses.
Organize scrum certification training, lead departmental reorganization around scrum teams and act as scrum coach.
Lead assessment, design, and implementation of operational governance capabilities for the EMEA & ASIA regions.
Manage ongoing ITIL certification program for UK operations as required by government regulation.
Help project managers understand financial responsibilities and lead them in increase product delivery and ROI.

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Associate director vs senior director skills

Common associate director skills

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

Common senior director skills

Healthcare, 6%
Analytics, 6%
Patients, 6%
Portfolio, 5%
Oversight, 5%
Project Management, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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