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California / Deputy Director

Role across California

Deputy Director

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

10 people hold the Deputy Director role across 4 departments in California, with a median total compensation of $213,152. Among 18 jurisdictions where this role is reported, California ranks #2 by median pay.

Employees
10
Median pay
$213,152
Departments
4
Cross-jurisdiction
#2 of 18

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Deputy Director pay in other jurisdictions

Where Deputy Directors are paid most

Texas
$228,800 · 267
City of Charlotte
$188,410 · 21
New York City
$182,733 · 30
City of Chicago
$163,740 · 17
District of Columbia
$160,361 · 30
City of Cincinnati
$156,111 · 23
City of Boston
$126,908 · 36
Metro Nashville
$124,528 · 19
Georgia
$119,875 · 78
Florida
$114,369 · 19
Maine
$27,986 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Directorroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within California

Departments with this role

Largest California departments for this role

Departments in Californiaemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.