Regulatory agency director vs executive director

The differences between regulatory agency directors and executive directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes More than 10 years to become a regulatory agency director, becoming an executive director takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, an executive director has an average salary of $127,956, which is higher than the $99,571 average annual salary of a regulatory agency director.

The top three skills for a regulatory agency director include regulatory agencies, and . The most important skills for an executive director are oversight, patients, and customer service.

Regulatory agency director vs executive director overview

	Regulatory Agency Director	Executive Director
Yearly salary	$99,571	$127,956
Hourly rate	$47.87	$61.52
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	10,116	97,471
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	52	49
Years of experience	-	4

Regulatory agency director vs executive director salary

Regulatory agency directors and executive directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Regulatory Agency Director	Executive Director
Average salary	$99,571	$127,956
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $154,000	Between $76,000 And $213,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between regulatory agency director and executive director education

There are a few differences between a regulatory agency director and an executive director in terms of educational background:

	Regulatory Agency Director	Executive Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Regulatory agency director vs executive director demographics

Here are the differences between regulatory agency directors' and executive directors' demographics:

	Regulatory Agency Director	Executive Director
Average age	52	49
Gender ratio	Male, 59.3% Female, 40.7%	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% Asian, 6.1% White, 80.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 5.0% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between regulatory agency director and executive director duties and responsibilities

Regulatory agency director example responsibilities.

Manage departmental and special project economics, including oversight of budgeting, expense management, and reimbursement billing.
Keep up-to-date with EU legislation relevant to product responsibilities and provide interpretation of regulatory changes and any potential project/product impacts.
Support and coordinate development of internal proprietary eCTD publishing software.

Executive director example responsibilities.

Manage 10 department heads who supervise a staff of 350 FTE's.
Develop and manage sales teams to assure the highest ROI on the client's investment.
Create and manage a call center for lead programs to support the prospecting activity needs of the FSR.
Freelance blogging to increase website views and ultimately to turn organic content into leads and ROI for small businesses.
Market and manage group and individual insurance programs including health, life, disability, long term care and annuities.
Major accomplishment are to achieve initial NAEYC accreditation.

Regulatory agency director vs executive director skills

Common regulatory agency director skills

Regulatory Agencies, 100%

Common executive director skills

Oversight, 10%
Patients, 9%
Customer Service, 5%
Financial Management, 5%
Business Development, 4%
Home Health, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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