City councilman vs city supervisor

The differences between city councilmen and city supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a city councilman and a city supervisor. Additionally, a city councilman has an average salary of $58,947, which is higher than the $50,495 average annual salary of a city supervisor.

The top three skills for a city councilman include public safety, public speaking and city budget. The most important skills for a city supervisor are bank deposits, DOT, and .

City councilman vs city supervisor overview

	City Councilman	City Supervisor
Yearly salary	$58,947	$50,495
Hourly rate	$28.34	$24.28
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	5,129	7,202
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

City councilman vs city supervisor salary

City councilmen and city supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	City Councilman	City Supervisor
Average salary	$58,947	$50,495
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $125,000	Between $27,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between city councilman and city supervisor education

There are a few differences between a city councilman and a city supervisor in terms of educational background:

	City Councilman	City Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

City councilman vs city supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between city councilmen' and city supervisors' demographics:

	City Councilman	City Supervisor
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 91.5% Female, 8.5%	Male, 62.8% Female, 37.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 7.4% White, 77.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between city councilman and city supervisor duties and responsibilities

City councilman example responsibilities.

Manage and oversight of budgeting, marketing, personnel management, grant writing.
Administrate and secure lease-purchase financing for sanitary sewer improvements project.
Guarantee FAA compliance with all safety ordinances/requirements.

City supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage debt issuance, debt service, redemptions and tax arbitrage calculations.
Guide organization to outsourcing of various functions including payroll saving an estimate 1MM.
Guarantee FAA compliance with all safety ordinances/requirements.

City councilman vs city supervisor skills

Common city councilman skills

Public Safety, 41%
Public Speaking, 11%
City Budget, 9%
City Ordinances, 9%
City Government, 8%
Community Development, 6%

Common city supervisor skills

Bank Deposits, 100%
DOT, 0%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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