Deputy director vs managing director

The differences between deputy directors and managing 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 deputy director, becoming a managing director takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a managing director has an average salary of $129,690, 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 managing director are healthcare, portfolio, and business development.

Deputy director vs managing director overview

	Deputy Director	Managing Director
Yearly salary	$100,190	$129,690
Hourly rate	$48.17	$62.35
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	41,439	81,022
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	52	44
Years of experience	-	6

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 managing director do?

A Managing Director oversees workflow and progress, making sure that all operations align within the company or organization's mission or set of goals. They are responsible for crafting strategies, devising effective business plans, and executing guidelines that would nurture a company's growth, and as well as to be the driving force that would direct employees to the company's objectives. Furthermore, a Managing Director must coordinate with those in a higher position, such as the members of the board.

Deputy director vs managing director salary

Deputy directors and managing directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deputy Director	Managing Director
Average salary	$100,190	$129,690
Salary range	Between $57,000 And $174,000	Between $72,000 And $233,000
Highest paying City	Olympia, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New York
Best paying company	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Best paying industry	Government	Finance

Differences between deputy director and managing director education

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

	Deputy Director	Managing Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Deputy director vs managing director demographics

Here are the differences between deputy directors' and managing directors' demographics:

	Deputy Director	Managing Director
Average age	52	44
Gender ratio	Male, 64.6% Female, 35.4%	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%
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, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between deputy director and managing director 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.

Managing director example responsibilities.

Create and manage the social media presence via a festival page on Facebook.
Manage all consulting resources and have overall P/L responsibilities for the Atlanta office.
Manage the lessee and lessor relationships regarding exchange seat leases with major markets, such as NYSE, AMEX, CBOE.
Manage denials and expedite managed care appeals (reimbursement reconsideration).
Manage payroll processing for thousands of industrial temporary workers and bill respective clients.
Manage the Ketera SaaS relationship for IBM with engagement development and profitability responsibilities.

Deputy director vs managing director skills

Common deputy director skills

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

Common managing director skills

Healthcare, 7%
Portfolio, 7%
Business Development, 6%
Oversight, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

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