City of Philadelphia / Dpd Planning and Development / Deputy Director
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
15 employees hold this title in Dpd Planning and Development. Median total compensation for the role is $39,169, above the department median of $19,513.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 15 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compare departments
Deputy Director is held in 6 City of Philadelphia departments. In Dpd Planning and Development, the median of $39,169 ranks #1 of 6.
Median total compensation for the Deputy Director role in other City of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In City of Philadelphia, the median of $34,820 ranks #16 of 18. See Deputy Director across all of City of Philadelphia →
Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Directorroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Deputy Director/Dpd Planning and Development
Source-specific fields
At Dpd Planning and Development, Octavia Howell serves as a Deputy Director. They work salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $42,676.