Legislative director vs public relations director

The differences between legislative directors and public relations directors 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 public relations director. Additionally, a public relations director has an average salary of $94,692, 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 public relations director are press releases, web content, and pr campaigns.

Legislative director vs public relations director overview

	Legislative Director	Public Relations Director
Yearly salary	$65,139	$94,692
Hourly rate	$31.32	$45.52
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	5,906	31,693
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Legislative director vs public relations director salary

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

	Legislative Director	Public Relations Director
Average salary	$65,139	$94,692
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $141,000	Between $59,000 And $150,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Napa, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Nevada
Best paying company	Ashland Hospital Corporation	Exelixis
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Internet

Differences between legislative director and public relations director education

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

	Legislative Director	Public Relations Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Political Science	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Legislative director vs public relations director demographics

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

	Legislative Director	Public Relations Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 62.2% Female, 37.8%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
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, 6.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between legislative director and public relations 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.

Public relations director example responsibilities.

Manage internal agency public relations, blog content and twitter account.
Hire, train and manage play-by-play broadcasters guaranteeing a professional and informative listening experience.
Maintain strong working relationships across all departments to manage successful on-site opportunities, content and multimedia asset development and spokesperson requests.
Assist in development-relate alumni campaigns and event planning.
Keep running list and archive information regarding NCAA commitments.
Compile statistics and update game notes, player biographies, player and team statistics.

Legislative director vs public relations 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 public relations director skills

Press Releases, 19%
Web Content, 9%
Pr Campaigns, 5%
Facebook, 4%
Crisis Communications, 4%
Twitter, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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