Branch director vs managing director

The differences between branch directors and managing directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a branch director and a managing director. Additionally, a managing director has an average salary of $129,690, 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 a managing director are healthcare, portfolio, and business development.

Branch director vs managing director overview

	Branch Director	Managing Director
Yearly salary	$73,892	$129,690
Hourly rate	$35.52	$62.35
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	54,818	81,022
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Branch director vs managing director salary

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

	Branch Director	Managing Director
Average salary	$73,892	$129,690
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $122,000	Between $72,000 And $233,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	UBS	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Best paying industry	Health Care	Finance

Differences between branch director and managing director education

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

	Branch Director	Managing Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Branch director vs managing director demographics

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

	Branch Director	Managing Director
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 42.2% Female, 57.8%	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%
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, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between branch director and managing 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.

Managing director example responsibilities.

Create and manage the social media presence via a festival page on Facebook.
Manage all consulting resources and have overall P/L responsibilities for the Atlanta office.
Manage the lessee and lessor relationships regarding exchange seat leases with major markets, such as NYSE, AMEX, CBOE.
Manage denials and expedite managed care appeals (reimbursement reconsideration).
Manage payroll processing for thousands of industrial temporary workers and bill respective clients.
Manage the Ketera SaaS relationship for IBM with engagement development and profitability responsibilities.

Branch director vs managing director skills

Common branch director skills

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

Common managing director skills

Healthcare, 7%
Portfolio, 7%
Business Development, 6%
Oversight, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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