Corporate executive vs executive director

The differences between corporate executives and executive directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a corporate executive, 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 $116,273 average annual salary of a corporate executive.

The top three skills for a corporate executive include c-suite, sales process and business development. The most important skills for an executive director are oversight, patients, and customer service.

Corporate executive vs executive director overview

	Corporate Executive	Executive Director
Yearly salary	$116,273	$127,956
Hourly rate	$55.90	$61.52
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	73,792	97,471
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	49
Years of experience	-	4

Corporate executive vs executive director salary

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

	Corporate Executive	Executive Director
Average salary	$116,273	$127,956
Salary range	Between $76,000 And $176,000	Between $76,000 And $213,000
Highest paying City	Mountain View, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Washington	New York
Best paying company	Fenwick & West	Genentech
Best paying industry	Health Care	Finance

Differences between corporate executive and executive director education

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

	Corporate Executive	Executive Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Corporate executive vs executive director demographics

Here are the differences between corporate executives' and executive directors' demographics:

	Corporate Executive	Executive Director
Average age	52	49
Gender ratio	Male, 49.9% Female, 50.1%	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Asian, 7.5% White, 76.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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	12%	10%

Differences between corporate executive and executive director duties and responsibilities

Corporate executive example responsibilities.

Manage accounting process optimization through implementing KPI s that are strategic and realistic.
Lead restructuring/divestiture analysis of underperforming and strategically challenge traditional and digital business units helping to dramatically decrease EBITDA and market declines.
Understand the Kohl's process for resource management, change approval, PMO gating, and escalation management.
Create and maintain a SharePoint site, eliminating frequently ask questions from clients and increasing cross group communication.
Assist with facilitating project and sub team meetings and reporting meeting minutes to the overall project team and PMO management.
Experience with Medicare and Medicaid audit and recovery.

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.

Corporate executive vs executive director skills

Common corporate executive skills

C-Suite, 18%
Sales Process, 18%
Business Development, 15%
CRM, 9%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Strategic Plan, 5%

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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