Legislative director vs public relations manager

The differences between legislative directors and public 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 public relations manager. Additionally, a public relations manager has an average salary of $91,426, 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 manager are press releases, web content, and pr campaigns.

Legislative director vs public relations manager overview

	Legislative Director	Public Relations Manager
Yearly salary	$65,139	$91,426
Hourly rate	$31.32	$43.95
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	5,906	35,273
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Legislative director vs public relations manager salary

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

	Legislative Director	Public Relations Manager
Average salary	$65,139	$91,426
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $141,000	Between $64,000 And $128,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	Alaska	Nevada
Best paying company	Ashland Hospital Corporation	Google
Best paying industry	Non Profits	Technology

Differences between legislative director and public relations manager education

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

	Legislative Director	Public Relations Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Most common major	Political Science	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Northwestern University

Legislative director vs public relations manager demographics

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

	Legislative Director	Public Relations Manager
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 62.2% Female, 37.8%	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%
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, 5.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between legislative director and public 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.

Public relations manager example responsibilities.

Manage social media - provide content ideas, monitor FB and Instagram activity.
Manage events and promotions; create Christmas event, manage twitter account and make marketing plans.
Lead a successful rebranding effort to transition the organization into a premier corporate training provider in SoCal.
Lead a rebranding and revitalization of the intranet by focusing on improving internal communication, search capabilities, and branding elements.
Interview featured alumni, manage copywriting staff and editorial calendar, and coordinate photography.
Maintain strong working relationships across all departments to manage successful on-site opportunities, content and multimedia asset development and spokesperson requests.

Legislative director vs public 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 public relations manager skills

Press Releases, 20%
Web Content, 5%
Pr Campaigns, 4%
Marketing Campaigns, 4%
Digital Marketing, 4%
Facebook, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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