Interim chief executive officer vs executive director

The differences between interim chief executive officers 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 an interim chief executive officer, becoming an executive director takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an interim chief executive officer has an average salary of $140,051, which is higher than the $127,956 average annual salary of an executive director.

The top three skills for an interim chief executive officer include financial performance, regulatory compliance and oversight. The most important skills for an executive director are oversight, patients, and customer service.

Interim chief executive officer vs executive director overview

	Interim Chief Executive Officer	Executive Director
Yearly salary	$140,051	$127,956
Hourly rate	$67.33	$61.52
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	149,242	97,471
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	49
Years of experience	-	4

Interim chief executive officer vs executive director salary

Interim chief executive officers and executive directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Interim Chief Executive Officer	Executive Director
Average salary	$140,051	$127,956
Salary range	Between $90,000 And $215,000	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 interim chief executive officer and executive director education

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

	Interim Chief Executive Officer	Executive Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Interim chief executive officer vs executive director demographics

Here are the differences between interim chief executive officers' and executive directors' demographics:

	Interim Chief Executive Officer	Executive Director
Average age	52	49
Gender ratio	Male, 69.3% Female, 30.7%	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, 76.2% 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 interim chief executive officer and executive director duties and responsibilities

Interim chief executive officer example responsibilities.

Create and manage daily, weekly, and monthly FTE management reports.
Establish, manage and coordinate activities of this start-up management company specializing in turning around trouble health insurance plans.
Supervise the first stages of an EMR implementation.
Create custom CMS and web publishing system in ASP/MSSQL
Ensure overtime and FTE's are in line with budget limits.
Perform the initial assessment and due diligence in preparation for the Athena Clinicals EMR module.

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.

Interim chief executive officer vs executive director skills

Common interim chief executive officer skills

Financial Performance, 16%
Regulatory Compliance, 7%
Oversight, 6%
Strategic Plan, 4%
R, 4%
Business Plan, 4%

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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