Director of Grants, Government and Public Policy

Manages a team responsible for securing and managing funding for government and public policy programs.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$158k

Mean

$165k

10th–90th pct

$120k–$219k

Observations

Confidence: 31% · based on 95 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

55% require · 26% prefer

Master's Degree

7% require · 33% prefer

No College

18% require · 12% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Evaluation, Government and Public Policy+12.8%Government and Public Policy Grants Manager-52.4%Government and Public Policy Grants Associate-49.2%Government and Public Policy Evaluation Associate-44.2%Government and Public Policy Evaluation Manager-50.3%

Common previous roles

Government and Public Policy Grants Associate-96.7%Government and Public Policy Evaluation Manager-101.2%Government and Public Policy Grants Manager-110.3%Government and Public Policy Evaluation Associate-79.2%Director of Evaluation, Government and Public Policy+11.4%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)6,068

Posting growth-16.8%

Median days to fill34 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)108,767

Projected growth1.5%/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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