Managing member vs project director

The differences between managing members and project directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a project director has an average salary of $107,396, which is higher than the $92,537 average annual salary of a managing member.

The top three skills for a managing member include financial statements, real estate and payroll. The most important skills for a project director are project management, oversight, and customer satisfaction.

Managing member vs project director overview

	Managing Member	Project Director
Yearly salary	$92,537	$107,396
Hourly rate	$44.49	$51.63
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	26,657	116,968
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

What does a managing member do?

A managing member is an individual who has an ownership interest of a limited liability company (LLC) and is involved in its daily management. Managing members have an authoritative position that allows them to represent the company in contract negotiations and agree to the terms of a binding contract. They can purchase and sell properties owned by the company and can hire or terminate employees. Managing members also receive salaries and are not entitled to share in the profit or loss of the company.

What does a project director do?

A project director is an individual responsible for supervising workers from various departments given specific tasks to complete a given project. They create a budget to complete a job while monitoring the amount of money spent to ensure that overspending is avoided. They provide presentations to investors, business partners, and company executives to inform them about their progress and development. Project directors must have several years of experience and obtain at least a bachelor's degree in business economics or a related field to be hired.

Managing member vs project director salary

Managing members and project directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Managing Member	Project Director
Average salary	$92,537	$107,396
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $172,000	Between $70,000 And $162,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Nevada
Best paying company	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Fried Frank
Best paying industry	Government	Technology

Differences between managing member and project director education

There are a few differences between a managing member and a project director in terms of educational background:

	Managing Member	Project Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Managing member vs project director demographics

Here are the differences between managing members' and project directors' demographics:

	Managing Member	Project Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 69.2% Female, 30.8%	Male, 56.2% Female, 43.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between managing member and project director duties and responsibilities

Managing member example responsibilities.

Founded, develop and manage a playwriting group for NYC playwrights.
Manage concurrent projects locate across multiple time zones during daytime and off-hours maintenance windows.
Manage marketing and social media marketing activities, as well as company's e-commerce business and daily operations.
Form and manage an LLC for the manufacturing, sales, and distribution of an extremely unique line of magnetic jewelry.
Manage a portfolio of web assets on a part-time basis including e-commerce, video production services and a San Antonio blog.
Manage the day to day operation/financial operations of Medicare certify home health agency.

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Project director example responsibilities.

Provide direction and guidance to Americas regional executives with all aspects of managing their regions in order to achieve business goals.
Manage commercial real estate, adaptive reuse development project.
Create, maintain, and manage software development project schedules according to PMI standards.
Manage customer service center issues spanning Americas, European, and Asian delivery centers.
Refine and develop strong/functional on-site OCI management teams to ensure project EPC objectives are achieve.
Manage offshore / onshore test teams through entire SDLC for major, minor and hotfix releases.

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Managing member vs project director skills

Common managing member skills

Financial Statements, 14%
Real Estate, 11%
Payroll, 8%
Business Development, 6%
Product Development, 5%
R, 4%

Common project director skills

Project Management, 20%
Oversight, 19%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
HR, 5%
Adaptive, 5%
ERP, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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