Merchandise executive vs development manager

The differences between merchandise executives and development managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both a merchandise executive and a development manager. Additionally, a development manager has an average salary of $110,678, which is higher than the $99,911 average annual salary of a merchandise executive.

The top three skills for a merchandise executive include customer service, merchandise displays and plan-o-grams. The most important skills for a development manager are project management, customer service, and patients.

Merchandise executive vs development manager overview

	Merchandise Executive	Development Manager
Yearly salary	$99,911	$110,678
Hourly rate	$48.03	$53.21
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	71,188	111,137
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	10	10

Merchandise executive vs development manager salary

Merchandise executives and development managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Merchandise Executive	Development Manager
Average salary	$99,911	$110,678
Salary range	Between $65,000 And $153,000	Between $76,000 And $159,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between merchandise executive and development manager education

There are a few differences between a merchandise executive and a development manager in terms of educational background:

	Merchandise Executive	Development Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Georgia

Merchandise executive vs development manager demographics

Here are the differences between merchandise executives' and development managers' demographics:

	Merchandise Executive	Development Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 60.5% Female, 39.5%
Race ratio	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%	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	10%	10%

Differences between merchandise executive and development manager duties and responsibilities

Merchandise executive example responsibilities.

Manage a team of buyers who are responsible for the planning and buying for 29 brick & mortar stores and e-commerce.
Develop comprehensive marketing plan including print and digital, utilizing negotiate funding to support events and driving additional revenue and margin.
Assist in all administrative responsibilities including opening and closing store, organization standards, scheduling and payroll processing.

Development manager example responsibilities.

Thank and recognize donors in an appropriate and timely manner and manage and maintain donor database including updating and managing files.
Utilize BizTalk to automate HIPAA standard transactions.
Manage the integration of CTIOS to the CRM application.
Lead design/development of prototyping of new software for relate revenue streams.
Lead the global investment banking development team and corporate SOX application.
Manage and chair product design and development using custom J2EE and MVC framework.

Merchandise executive vs development manager skills

Common merchandise executive skills

Customer Service, 43%
Merchandise Displays, 18%
Plan-O-Grams, 6%
Increase Sales, 5%
Store Associates, 5%
Product Knowledge, 4%

Common development manager skills

Project Management, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Patients, 6%
Java, 5%
Database, 5%
Professional Development, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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