Legislative director vs partner-director

The differences between legislative directors and partner-directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a legislative director, becoming a partner-director takes usually requires 8-10 years. Additionally, a partner-director has an average salary of $121,279, 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 partner-director are business development, project management, and account management.

Legislative director vs partner-director overview

	Legislative Director	Partner-Director
Yearly salary	$65,139	$121,279
Hourly rate	$31.32	$58.31
Growth rate	8%	10%
Number of jobs	5,906	82,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	42	39
Years of experience	4	10

Legislative director vs partner-director salary

Legislative directors and partner-directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Legislative Director	Partner-Director
Average salary	$65,139	$121,279
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $141,000	Between $81,000 And $180,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Nevada
Best paying company	Ashland Hospital Corporation	Meta
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Media

Differences between legislative director and partner-director education

There are a few differences between a legislative director and a partner-director in terms of educational background:

	Legislative Director	Partner-Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Georgia

Legislative director vs partner-director demographics

Here are the differences between legislative directors' and partner-directors' demographics:

	Legislative Director	Partner-Director
Average age	42	39
Gender ratio	Male, 62.2% Female, 37.8%	Male, 69.1% Female, 30.9%
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, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	16%	10%

Differences between legislative director and partner-director 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.

Partner-director example responsibilities.

Manage SEO, SEM, and multi-channel revenue attribution modeling
Manage and implement software in client CRM environment including complex architectural scenarios.
Lead centralized, electronic referral center coordinating post-acute service needs of patients discharging from multiple acute facilities in Arizona region.
Consult with clients to establish and track ROI measures.
Maintain and update advertisements, SEO web traffic building, and website.
Used the CRM to schedule follow up calls, record pending sales, and promote company with email.

Legislative director vs partner-director skills

Common legislative director skills

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

Common partner-director skills

Business Development, 9%
Project Management, 6%
Account Management, 5%
Cloud, 5%
Strategic Partnerships, 5%
Digital Marketing, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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