Communications Director

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

1 employees hold this title in Office of the Lieutenant Gov. Median total compensation for the role is $77,000, above the department median of $75,000.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $77K
Role median: $77,000
Agency median: $75,000
Comparison: Above

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Communications Director beyond Arkansas

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. See Communications Director across all of Arkansas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$162,253 · 13

$120,606 · 8

$115,777 · 10

$110,000 · 13

$109,644 · 8

$51,706 · 6

$19,541 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Communications 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.

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Employees with this title

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Jon-Austen Linch

Communications Director/Office of the Lieutenant Gov

2026 total comp

$77,000

Sub-department: Unclassified
Base pay: $77,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,000
Hire date: 06-23-2024
Pay grade: Q541U
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Job Classification Code: Q541U
Pay Scale Type: Unclassified
Position Number: 22182426

Jon-Austen Linch holds the role of Communications Director at Office of the Lieutenant Gov within Unclassified. Their hire date on record is 06-23-2024. In 2026, their total compensation was $77,000. Their pay grade is Q541U.