Modeled career paths · City management

Where does a Deputy Department Director go next?

What employers are asking a Deputy Department Director for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement

Assistant City Manager+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Deputy Department Director go here

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

City Manager+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Deputy Department Director go here

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Specialist path

Chief of Staff, Legislative+19% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Assistant City Manager. 3% joint modeled share

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Finance Director, Public+41% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Assistant City Manager. 3% joint modeled share

progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Engagement Manager+55% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Assistant City Manager. 3% joint modeled share

progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Director of Operations+34% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Assistant City Manager. 3% joint modeled share

progression93% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.