Branch director vs executive director

The differences between branch directors and executive directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a branch director, becoming an executive director takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an executive director has an average salary of $127,956, which is higher than the $73,892 average annual salary of a branch director.

The top three skills for a branch director include home health, patients and rehabilitation. The most important skills for an executive director are oversight, patients, and customer service.

Branch director vs executive director overview

	Branch Director	Executive Director
Yearly salary	$73,892	$127,956
Hourly rate	$35.52	$61.52
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	54,818	97,471
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	44	49
Years of experience	6	4

Branch director vs executive director salary

Branch directors and executive directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Branch Director	Executive Director
Average salary	$73,892	$127,956
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $122,000	Between $76,000 And $213,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	UBS	Genentech
Best paying industry	Health Care	Finance

Differences between branch director and executive director education

There are a few differences between a branch director and an executive director in terms of educational background:

	Branch Director	Executive Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Branch director vs executive director demographics

Here are the differences between branch directors' and executive directors' demographics:

	Branch Director	Executive Director
Average age	44	49
Gender ratio	Male, 42.2% Female, 57.8%	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between branch director and executive director duties and responsibilities

Branch director example responsibilities.

Manage revenue and expenses and ensure compliance with CMS regulations.
Lead systems engineering functions for the most complex program NASA have ever attempt.
Maintain an ave. 35-40 A/R days and achieve finacials from red to black.
Design, implement and manage DIA GFM strategies for the deployment of DIA personnel and capabilities in support of worldwide operations.
Manage a staff of 12 research engineers designing and developing advance microwave antenna and RF technologies for future NASA mission applications.
Maintain strong familiarity with regulations, requirements, accreditation standards, state Medicaid waiver programs, manage care and insurance programs.

Executive director example responsibilities.

Manage 10 department heads who supervise a staff of 350 FTE's.
Develop and manage sales teams to assure the highest ROI on the client's investment.
Create and manage a call center for lead programs to support the prospecting activity needs of the FSR.
Freelance blogging to increase website views and ultimately to turn organic content into leads and ROI for small businesses.
Market and manage group and individual insurance programs including health, life, disability, long term care and annuities.
Major accomplishment are to achieve initial NAEYC accreditation.

Branch director vs executive director skills

Common branch director skills

Home Health, 23%
Patients, 19%
Rehabilitation, 10%
Clinical Operations, 8%
Medicare, 7%
Financial Management, 3%

Common executive director skills

Oversight, 10%
Patients, 9%
Customer Service, 5%
Financial Management, 5%
Business Development, 4%
Home Health, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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