Director of Operations, Government and Public Policy

Manages a team responsible for running day-to-day operations for government and public policy organizations.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$174k

Mean

$181k

10th–90th pct

$132k–$241k

Observations

730

Confidence: 34% · based on 730 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

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

62% require · 28% prefer

Master's Degree

12% require · 26% prefer

No College

13% require · 12% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Development, Government and Public Policy-10.5%Government and Public Policy Administrative Coordinator-51.0%Government and Public Policy Development Officer-50.0%Government and Public Policy Operations Specialist-51.1%Government and Public Policy Outreach Coordinator-49.2%

Common previous roles

Government and Public Policy Outreach Coordinator-97.0%Government and Public Policy Development Officer-100.0%Government and Public Policy Administrative Coordinator-104.2%Government and Public Policy Operations Specialist-104.5%Director of Development, Government and Public Policy-11.7%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)10,563

Posting growth-0.5%

Median days to fill68 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)93,599

Projected growth4.1%/yr

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Role 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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