Board member vs trustee

The differences between board members and trustees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a board member, becoming a trustee takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a trustee has an average salary of $97,590, which is higher than the $70,751 average annual salary of a board member.

The top three skills for a board member include non-profit organization, financial statements and community outreach. The most important skills for a trustee are financial statements, real estate, and debtor.

Board member vs trustee overview

	Board Member	Trustee
Yearly salary	$70,751	$97,590
Hourly rate	$34.01	$46.92
Growth rate	6%	12%
Number of jobs	7,581	112
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	52	45
Years of experience	-	6

Board member vs trustee salary

Board members and trustees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Board Member	Trustee
Average salary	$70,751	$97,590
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $199,000	Between $54,000 And $175,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between board member and trustee education

There are a few differences between a board member and a trustee in terms of educational background:

	Board Member	Trustee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Board member vs trustee demographics

Here are the differences between board members' and trustees' demographics:

	Board Member	Trustee
Average age	52	45
Gender ratio	Male, 46.3% Female, 53.7%	Male, 51.2% Female, 48.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	12%	14%

Differences between board member and trustee duties and responsibilities

Board member example responsibilities.

Work with a team of 13 other members to manage, fill, and distribute THON merchandise orders.
Assist in selection of scholarship recipients through thoroughly reviewing candidates.
Organize events for community members to attend; operate community Facebook page.
Identify need of international scholarship for students requiring financial assistance for exchange experiences.
Encourage scholars and alumni to participate in hometown mentoring, volunteering, and community support.
Coordinate ambassador fellowship undergraduate and graduate students posting on Facebook and tweeting during the annual conference.

Trustee example responsibilities.

Plan and manage executive, conference and NCAA meetings.
Evaluate and score scholarship applications; notify applicants of the board's decision
Chair of various institutional committees; with an emphasis on the shared governance process.
Make weekly court run to retrieve documents from web pacer brass for general public.
Review and analyze that all ECF documents for case set up has been file.
Coordinate annual fundraiser activities including designing and printing the campaign letter send to all alumni.

Board member vs trustee skills

Common board member skills

Non-Profit Organization, 18%
Financial Statements, 17%
Community Outreach, 10%
Governance, 8%
Alumni, 5%
Plan Events, 4%

Common trustee skills

Financial Statements, 22%
Real Estate, 12%
Debtor, 11%
Bankruptcy Court, 6%
Scholarship, 5%
Foreclosure, 3%