Correctional agency director vs deputy director

The differences between correctional agency directors and deputy directors 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 correctional agency director and a deputy director. Additionally, a deputy director has an average salary of $100,190, which is higher than the $80,133 average annual salary of a correctional agency director.

Correctional agency director vs deputy director overview

	Correctional Agency Director	Deputy Director
Yearly salary	$80,133	$100,190
Hourly rate	$38.53	$48.17
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	6,365	41,439
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

Correctional agency director vs deputy director salary

Correctional agency directors and deputy directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Correctional Agency Director	Deputy Director
Average salary	$80,133	$100,190
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $158,000	Between $57,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between correctional agency director and deputy director education

There are a few differences between a correctional agency director and a deputy director in terms of educational background:

	Correctional Agency Director	Deputy Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Sociology	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Correctional agency director vs deputy director demographics

Here are the differences between correctional agency directors' and deputy directors' demographics:

	Correctional Agency Director	Deputy Director
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 61.9% Female, 38.1%	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% Asian, 6.1% White, 80.7% 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, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between correctional agency director and deputy director duties and responsibilities

Correctional agency director example responsibilities.

Manage agency expenses, including conducting payroll and equipment/material purchases.
Maintain documentation for Medicare cost reports while adhering to compliance with government regulations, and in accordance with agency requirements.
Create PowerPoint presentations for department meetings.

Deputy director example responsibilities.

Manage ISO and OFCCP compliance.
Manage the cleaning and horticulture operation for NYC's highways.
Manage alarm reports and notification to QA from cGMP equipment and critical systems.
Establish and lead engineering-wide functions such as technical publications, source code management and release processes, and QA.
Manage all CIO time and team resource allocation decisions to ensure the CIO addressed the highest priorities across the company.
Manage payroll department operations and staff while assessing procedures and processes as necessary.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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