Legislative director vs campaign manager

The differences between legislative directors and campaign managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a legislative director and a campaign manager. Additionally, a campaign manager has an average salary of $78,890, which is higher than the $65,139 average annual salary of a legislative director.

The top three skills for a legislative director include policy issues, legislative process and press releases. The most important skills for a campaign manager are digital marketing, email marketing, and email campaigns.

Legislative director vs campaign manager overview

	Legislative Director	Campaign Manager
Yearly salary	$65,139	$78,890
Hourly rate	$31.32	$37.93
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	5,906	12,293
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Legislative director vs campaign manager salary

Legislative directors and campaign managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Legislative Director	Campaign Manager
Average salary	$65,139	$78,890
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $141,000	Between $56,000 And $109,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Nevada
Best paying company	Ashland Hospital Corporation	Apple
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Technology

Differences between legislative director and campaign manager education

There are a few differences between a legislative director and a campaign manager in terms of educational background:

	Legislative Director	Campaign Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 78%
Most common major	Political Science	Political Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Legislative director vs campaign manager demographics

Here are the differences between legislative directors' and campaign managers' demographics:

	Legislative Director	Campaign Manager
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 62.2% Female, 37.8%	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 5.1% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between legislative director and campaign manager duties and responsibilities

Legislative director example responsibilities.

Publish organizational blogposts and other editorial content and manage relations with coalition partners.
Manage legislative portfolio of organizational policies relative to veterans benefits and military quality of life issues.
Respond to public sector RFP's and submit foundation proposals.
Coordinate preparation of RFP and consultant hiring process for department.
Work closely with web designers to create a state-of-the-art tourism website.
Collaborate with caucus leadership, lobbyists and advocates to advance a variety of bipartisan legislative objectives.

Campaign manager example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize each Facebook account s campaign that run through ConnectAds to ensure success metrics are achieve.
Manage staff for weekly phone banks at NYC campaign headquarters.
Upload leads into CRM and conduct post event lead qualifying activities.
Organize and funnele incoming leads into SalesForce, and direct to proper sales channel.
Manage reporting for back office programs; measure & present KPIs quarterly to global stakeholders.
Establish and manage campaign office; manage volunteer staff; implement campaign and GOTV strategies.

Legislative director vs campaign manager skills

Common legislative director skills

Policy Issues, 15%
Legislative Process, 12%
Press Releases, 8%
Public Policy, 7%
Legislative Affairs, 6%
Legislative Issues, 4%

Common campaign manager skills

Digital Marketing, 13%
Email Marketing, 6%
Email Campaigns, 5%
Event Planning, 4%
Integrated Marketing, 4%
Marketing Campaigns, 4%

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