Director of Community Engagement, Government and Public Policy
Manages a team responsible for engaging communities and stakeholders in government and public policy.
Compensation by seniority
Simulated
Median
$164k
Mean
$171k
10th–90th pct
$125k–$227k
Observations
770
Confidence: 35% · based on 770 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026
Historical trend & projection
Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.
Simulated
Common skills
People Management
Core
Strategic Planning
Core
Stakeholder Management
Process Improvement
Education requirements
Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.
Bachelor's Degree
55% require · 28% prefer
Master's Degree
22% require · 31% prefer
No College
Explore education impact for related majors →20% require · 14% prefer
Common next roles
Director of Communications, Government and Public Policy+7.8%Government and Public Policy Communications Associate-45.6%Government and Public Policy Community Engagement Manager-46.0%Government and Public Policy Community Engagement Coordinator-51.3%Government and Public Policy Communications Manager-50.9%
Common previous roles
Government and Public Policy Communications Associate-83.9%Government and Public Policy Community Engagement Manager-85.2%Government and Public Policy Community Engagement Coordinator-105.3%Government and Public Policy Communications Manager-103.8%Director of Communications, Government and Public Policy+7.2%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)11,278
Posting growth+28.1%
Median days to fill40 days
SimulatedEmployed (US, simulated)139,106
Projected growth2.1%/yr
SimulatedRole characteristics
Remote-friendliness40%
Automation exposure15%
Sources & freshness
Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.
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