District executive vs executive director

The differences between district 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 district 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 $101,336 average annual salary of a district executive.

The top three skills for a district executive include membership recruitment, BSA and membership growth. The most important skills for an executive director are oversight, patients, and customer service.

District executive vs executive director overview

	District Executive	Executive Director
Yearly salary	$101,336	$127,956
Hourly rate	$48.72	$61.52
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	71,911	97,471
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 82%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	49
Years of experience	-	4

District executive vs executive director salary

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

	District Executive	Executive Director
Average salary	$101,336	$127,956
Salary range	Between $63,000 And $162,000	Between $76,000 And $213,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between district executive and executive director education

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

	District Executive	Executive Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 82%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

District executive vs executive director demographics

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

	District Executive	Executive Director
Average age	52	49
Gender ratio	Male, 78.2% Female, 21.8%	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 76.1% 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 district executive and executive director duties and responsibilities

District executive example responsibilities.

Value by executive management team as a successful leader driven to respectfully manage teams and drive profitability of multi-unit operations.
Value by executive management team as a successful leader driven to respectfully manage teams and drive profitability of multi-unit operations.
Utilize company's POS, billing, training, time approval, and scheduling software.
Integrate and administer a new POS system that maximize profits and streamline inventory control.

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.

District executive vs executive director skills

Common district executive skills

Membership Recruitment, 23%
BSA, 10%
Membership Growth, 8%
Fund Raising, 5%
Volunteer Recruitment, 5%
Program Development, 5%

Common executive director skills

Oversight, 10%
Patients, 9%
Customer Service, 5%
Financial Management, 5%
Business Development, 4%
Home Health, 4%

District Executive vs. similar jobs

District Executive related careers

District Executive related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Executive Management Industry
District Executive
District Executive vs Executive Director

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse executive management jobs