Sub-provincial cities: the director of the municipal government office belongs to the bureau level.
Prefecture-level city: the director of the municipal government office belongs to the department level.
County-level city: the director of the municipal government office belongs to the department level.
Extended data:
Article 16 of the Civil Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is divided into leadership positions and non-leadership positions.
The levels of leadership positions are divided into: national chief, national deputy, provincial chief, provincial deputy, bureau chief, bureau deputy, county deputy, county deputy, township deputy and township deputy.
The level of non-leadership positions is set below the bureau level.