Legislative director vs community relations manager

The differences between legislative directors and community relations 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 community relations manager. Additionally, a community relations manager has an average salary of $71,899, 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 community relations manager are patients, medicare, and business development.

Legislative director vs community relations manager overview

	Legislative Director	Community Relations Manager
Yearly salary	$65,139	$71,899
Hourly rate	$31.32	$34.57
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	5,906	32,850
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Legislative director vs community relations manager salary

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

	Legislative Director	Community Relations Manager
Average salary	$65,139	$71,899
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $141,000	Between $47,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Alaska	New Jersey
Best paying company	Ashland Hospital Corporation	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	Non Profits	-

Differences between legislative director and community relations manager education

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

	Legislative Director	Community Relations Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Legislative director vs community relations manager demographics

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

	Legislative Director	Community Relations Manager
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 62.2% Female, 37.8%	Male, 30.5% Female, 69.5%
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, 6.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between legislative director and community relations 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.

Community relations manager example responsibilities.

Manage social networking, such as Facebook.
Plan and execute project grand openings and manage all social media platforms (Facebook/Twitter )
Manage the creation and display of both user-generate and resort-developed videos for YouTube.
Maintain strong working relationships across all departments to manage successful on-site opportunities, content and multimedia asset development and spokesperson requests.
Provide a strong database of community, affordable housing and economic development opportunities for bank to meet CRA goals.
Provide continuing education to patients and families regarding palliative/hospice care services and placement options.

Legislative director vs community relations 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 community relations manager skills

Patients, 19%
Medicare, 10%
Business Development, 8%
Community Events, 6%
Health Fairs, 5%
Local Community, 5%

Legislative Director vs. similar jobs

Legislative Director related careers

Legislative Director related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Executive Management Industry
Legislative Director
Legislative Director vs Community Relations Manager

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse executive management jobs