City superintendent vs chief finance officer

The differences between city superintendents and chief finance officers 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 superintendent and a chief finance officer. Additionally, a chief finance officer has an average salary of $143,947, which is higher than the $49,374 average annual salary of a city superintendent.

The top three skills for a city superintendent include wastewater systems, and . The most important skills for a chief finance officer are payroll, CPA, and oversight.

City superintendent vs chief finance officer overview

	City Superintendent	Chief Finance Officer
Yearly salary	$49,374	$143,947
Hourly rate	$23.74	$69.21
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	16,244	145,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

City superintendent vs chief finance officer salary

City superintendents and chief finance officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	City Superintendent	Chief Finance Officer
Average salary	$49,374	$143,947
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $90,000	Between $80,000 And $257,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Baker McKenzie
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between city superintendent and chief finance officer education

There are a few differences between a city superintendent and a chief finance officer in terms of educational background:

	City Superintendent	Chief Finance Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	General Studies	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

City superintendent vs chief finance officer demographics

Here are the differences between city superintendents' and chief finance officers' demographics:

	City Superintendent	Chief Finance Officer
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 76.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between city superintendent and chief finance officer duties and responsibilities

City superintendent example responsibilities.

Share editorial writing with the managing editor and fill in for her as needed at internal and outside meetings.
Perform all aspects of accounting including water billings and audit preparation.
Design news sections (including A1) and sports sections.

Chief finance officer example responsibilities.

Lead management team in developing and executing a combination of pricing and cost savings strategies that improve EBITDA more than threefold.
Lead the consolidation of financial and operational systems for non-acute services including rehabilitation and psychiatry services.
Lead system conversion to Hyperion planning budgeting/forecasting software, responsible for training, developing and implementation.
Manage all firm banking relationships, treasury functions and retain signatory authority for all partnership and corporate accounts.
Lead implementation of new worldwide consolidation system, Hyperion, significantly reducing closing time and improving controls over the consolidation process.
Prepare annual general ledger reconciliations and consolidate financial reports for CPA tax preparation.

City superintendent vs chief finance officer skills

Common city superintendent skills

Wastewater Systems, 100%

Common chief finance officer skills

Payroll, 7%
CPA, 6%
Oversight, 5%
Financial Reports, 4%
Human Resources, 4%
Internal Controls, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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