Florida / Department of Health

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Department of Health

Source file: Florida — State Employee Salaries (People First / Florida Has a Right to Know) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Department of Health oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2026, this agency had 9,749 employees with median total compensation of $49,209; the highest distinct record was $243,428.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $537.4M
Employees: 9,749
Median total: $49,209
Highest record: $243,428

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$17,380$120,000+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 9,749 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($49,209) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $55,125 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,951

$40,320

$49,209

$63,054

$79,025

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $79,025 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,951. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Clerk

487 · $35,000

Health Support Specialist

326 · $36,495

Government Operations Consultant II

272 · $53,822

Environmental Specialist II

240 · $47,158

Nutrition Educator

234 · $48,110

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Daniel Ostrowski Jr

Chemist III/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,683

Sub-department: Statewide Health Support Service
Base pay: $51,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,683
Hire date: 2025-03-14
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5045
Position Number: 055090

At Department of Health, Daniel Ostrowski Jr serves as a Chemist III within Statewide Health Support Service. Hired in 2025, they have about a year of service, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,683.

Benjamin Roberts

Purchasing Analyst/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,672

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $51,672
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,672
Hire date: 2024-12-06
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0830
Position Number: 032203

At Department of Health, Benjamin Roberts serves as a Purchasing Analyst within Executive Dir/Support Services. Hired in 2024, they have about 2 years of service, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,672.

Adeyemi Adeniyi

Engineering Specialist II/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,645

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,645
Hire date: 1997-02-21
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4630
Position Number: 027486

Adeyemi Adeniyi holds the role of Engineering Specialist II at Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. Hired in 1997, they have about 29 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,645.

Stanley Bourdeau

Engineering Specialist II/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,645

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,645
Hire date: 2025-11-21
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4630
Position Number: 027591

Stanley Bourdeau works as a Engineering Specialist II for Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. Their tenure dates to 2025, about a year as a salaried employee. Stanley earned $51,645 in 2026.

Armando Ching San

Engineering Specialist II/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,645

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,645
Hire date: 2019-10-04
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4630
Position Number: 081861

At Department of Health, Armando Ching San serves as a Engineering Specialist II within Cty Health Loc Health Need. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 7 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,645.

Daniel Rodriguez

Engineering Specialist II/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,645

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,645
Hire date: 2023-03-03
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4630
Position Number: 001958

Daniel Rodriguez holds the role of Engineering Specialist II at Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. Hired in 2023, they have about 3 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,645.

Lorna Hall

Records Specialist/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,634

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,634
Hire date: 2020-01-10
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0130
Position Number: 030071

Lorna Hall works as a Records Specialist for Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. They have served since 2020 (about 6 years) as a salaried employee. Lorna earned $51,634 in 2026.

Adriana Vanegas

Records Specialist/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,634

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,634
Hire date: 2019-07-19
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0130
Position Number: 043459

At Department of Health, Adriana Vanegas serves as a Records Specialist within Cty Health Loc Health Need. They have served since 2019 (about 7 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,634.

Melissa Feldt

Planning Analyst/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,628

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,628
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,628
Hire date: 2025-05-02
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Craft

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2518
Position Number: 027029

Melissa Feldt is a Planning Analyst at Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. Their tenure dates to 2025, about a year, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $51,628.

Frances Benton

Human Services Program Specialist - Ses/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,625

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,625
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,625
Hire date: 2002-04-26
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5877
Position Number: 045889

Frances Benton works as a Human Services Program Specialist - Ses for Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. Hired in 2002, they have about 24 years of service as a salaried employee. Frances earned $51,625 in 2026.

Adesola Olabisi

Engineering Specialist III/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,620

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,620
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,620
Hire date: 2025-06-10
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4633
Position Number: 065377

At Department of Health, Adesola Olabisi serves as a Engineering Specialist III within Cty Health Loc Health Need. They have served since 2025 (about a year), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,620.

Rethema Horne

Operations Analyst II/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,617

Sub-department: Disease Control and Health Protection
Base pay: $51,617
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,617
Hire date: 1987-06-12
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2212
Position Number: 081623

Rethema Horne holds the role of Operations Analyst II at Department of Health within Disease Control and Health Protection. Hired in 1987, they have about 39 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,617.

Juli Davis

Staff Development Training Consultant/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,610

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,610
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,610
Hire date: 2015-08-28
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1332
Position Number: 086606

Juli Davis works as a Staff Development Training Consultant for Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. They have served since 2015 (about 11 years) as a salaried employee. Juli earned $51,610 in 2026.

Hyguette Joseph

Public Health Services Manager A-Ses/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,606

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,606
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,606
Hire date: 1998-05-08
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2285
Position Number: 069376

Hyguette Joseph is a Public Health Services Manager A-Ses at Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. They have served since 1998 (about 28 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $51,606.

Yisel Hernandez Reyes

Administrative Assistant II/Department of Health

2026 total comp

$51,596

Sub-department: Cty Health Loc Health Need
Base pay: $51,596
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,596
Hire date: 2024-04-12
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0712
Position Number: 000925

Yisel Hernandez Reyes is a Administrative Assistant II at Department of Health within Cty Health Loc Health Need. Their tenure dates to 2024, about 2 years, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $51,596.