The director of the municipal bureau of the municipality directly under the Central Government is generally at the department level, and the director of the public security bureau is generally at the deputy provincial or ministerial level;
The deputy director of the provincial municipal bureau is generally the deputy department level, and the director of the public security bureau is the main department level if he concurrently serves as a member of the Standing Committee and deputy mayor.
The director of the city bureau of a county-level city is generally a section chief, if the director of public security concurrently serves as a member of the Standing Committee and deputy mayor.
The Civil Servant Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the state implements a parallel system of civil servants' positions and ranks, and sets the sequence of civil servants' leadership positions and ranks according to their positions and responsibilities. The leadership positions of civil servants are set according to the Constitution, relevant laws and institutional norms.
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.