Director of Grants, Environmental Science

Manages a team responsible for securing and managing funding for environmental science programs.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$159k

Mean

$166k

10th–90th pct

$121k–$220k

Observations

846

Confidence: 35% · based on 846 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

Budgeting & Forecasting

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

64% require · 28% prefer

Master's Degree

18% require · 31% prefer

No College

17% require · 13% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Evaluation, Environmental Science+10.3%Environmental Science Grants Manager-51.8%Environmental Science Grants Associate-51.2%Environmental Science Evaluation Manager-46.9%Environmental Science Evaluation Associate-50.7%

Common previous roles

Environmental Science Grants Associate-104.9%Environmental Science Evaluation Associate-102.9%Environmental Science Grants Manager-107.3%Environmental Science Evaluation Manager-88.2%Director of Evaluation, Environmental Science+9.4%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)4,141

Posting growth+20.7%

Median days to fill43 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)110,976

Projected growth0.6%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness50%

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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