Chief of staff vs deputy

The differences between chiefs of staff and deputies can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a chief of staff has an average salary of $130,835, which is higher than the $53,682 average annual salary of a deputy.

The top three skills for a chief of staff include PET, team support and project management. The most important skills for a deputy are patrol, public safety, and transport inmates.

Chief of staff vs deputy overview

	Chief Of Staff	Deputy
Yearly salary	$130,835	$53,682
Hourly rate	$62.90	$25.81
Growth rate	6%	3%
Number of jobs	124,272	56,150
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	52	40
Years of experience	-	-

What does a chief of staff do?

A chief of staff primarily supports an executive through performing various administrative tasks. Most of their responsibilities revolve around collaborating with other executive support personnel to devise strategies that will help the company, responding to inquiries and correspondence, approving communications letters, managing schedules, setting appointments, and serving as an advisor to the executive. Furthermore, when it comes to issues and disputes, the chief of staff must be quick to conduct research and perform damage control to help the executive and the company rise from the occasion.

What does a deputy do?

The duties of a deputy vary on their line of work or place of employment. In law enforcement, a deputy is primarily in charge of conducting investigations on crimes and arresting criminals, performing regular patrols on streets, responding to calls of distress, and assisting citizens in calamities, disasters, accidents, or any forms of threat. There are also instances when a deputy must serve court documents, transport detainees or suspected criminals, and monitor courtrooms. Furthermore, a deputy reports to higher-ranking officers such as a sheriff.

Chief of staff vs deputy salary

Chiefs of staff and deputies have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chief Of Staff	Deputy
Average salary	$130,835	$53,682
Salary range	Between $85,000 And $200,000	Between $31,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	Lyft	Barclays
Best paying industry	Start-up	Manufacturing

Differences between chief of staff and deputy education

There are a few differences between a chief of staff and a deputy in terms of educational background:

	Chief Of Staff	Deputy
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	California State University - Bakersfield

Chief of staff vs deputy demographics

Here are the differences between chiefs of staff' and deputies' demographics:

	Chief Of Staff	Deputy
Average age	52	40
Gender ratio	Male, 62.0% Female, 38.0%	Male, 65.1% Female, 34.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.8% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 3.5% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	12%	7%

Differences between chief of staff and deputy duties and responsibilities

Chief of staff example responsibilities.

Lead headquarters (HQ) operations staff.
Manage the G3's fiscal year budget planning, formulation, and execution.
Supervise the G2 administrative section and maintain and manage the G2 budget and material resources.
Manage the predeployment training and the deployment process to receiving commands, and subsequent redeployment and deactivation.
Manage budgets of $75,000 to $22 million paying keen attention to cost containment and ROI.
Credit for managing and improving the HAZMAT program, which serve as a benchmark example for the base community.

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Deputy example responsibilities.

Hire and manage credit officers responsible for Citigroup's new commodity derivatives business in Houston.
Service warrants, subpoenas and evictions, supervise interstate extraditions on special assignments.
POST certify, weapons certification, first aid and CPR certification.
Take part in ongoing training and firearms qualifications provide by the department in accordance with state regulations.
Restrain, secure, or control offenders, using chemical agents, firearms, or other weapons of force as necessary.
Evaluate the performance of assign firefighting personnel.

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Chief of staff vs deputy skills

Common chief of staff skills

PET, 15%
Team Support, 11%
Project Management, 8%
Oversight, 7%
Direct Reports, 6%
Marketing Campaigns, 6%

Common deputy skills

Patrol, 20%
Public Safety, 9%
Transport Inmates, 6%
Emergency Situations, 5%
CPR, 5%
Federal Laws, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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