Deputy director vs chief of staff

The differences between deputy directors and chiefs of staff 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 deputy director and a chief of staff. Additionally, a chief of staff has an average salary of $130,835, which is higher than the $100,190 average annual salary of a deputy director.

The top three skills for a deputy director include oversight, policy development and customer service. The most important skills for a chief of staff are PET, team support, and project management.

Deputy director vs chief of staff overview

	Deputy Director	Chief Of Staff
Yearly salary	$100,190	$130,835
Hourly rate	$48.17	$62.90
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	41,439	124,272
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	52
Years of experience	-	-

What does a deputy director do?

Deputy directors supervise a team of workers and oversee the daily functions of their organizations. They coordinate with the company's executive director in preparing long-term strategies to achieve organizational goals. It is their job to make sure that these goals are met through the company's available resources. They aid alliances so that conversation objectives will be achieved. When complex issues arise, they collaborate with scientists and policy experts for resolution.

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.

Deputy director vs chief of staff salary

Deputy directors and chiefs of staff have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deputy Director	Chief Of Staff
Average salary	$100,190	$130,835
Salary range	Between $57,000 And $174,000	Between $85,000 And $200,000
Highest paying City	Olympia, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	California
Best paying company	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	Lyft
Best paying industry	Government	Start-up

Differences between deputy director and chief of staff education

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

	Deputy Director	Chief Of Staff
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Deputy director vs chief of staff demographics

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

	Deputy Director	Chief Of Staff
Average age	52	52
Gender ratio	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%	Male, 62.0% Female, 38.0%
Race ratio	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%	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%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between deputy director and chief of staff duties and responsibilities

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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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 director vs chief of staff skills

Common deputy director skills

Oversight, 11%
Policy Development, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Human Resources, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Public Health, 4%

Common chief of staff skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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