Florida / Department of Juvenile Justice / Chief of Staff

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Chief of Staff

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

1 employees hold this title in Department of Juvenile Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $165,000, above the department median of $45,990.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $165K
Role median: $165,000
Agency median: $45,990
Comparison: Above

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This role across Florida

Chief of Staff is held in 17 Florida departments. In Department of Juvenile Justice, the median of $165,000 ranks #10 of 17.

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$184,664 · 1

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$178,500 · 1

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$175,950 · 1

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$173,400 · 1

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$171,222 · 1

Department of Financial Services

$168,470 · 2

FL Department of Law Enforcement

$165,000 · 1

Department of Education

$165,000 · 1

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$160,742 · 1

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$159,039 · 1

Median total compensation for the Chief of Staff role in other Floridadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Chief of Staff beyond Florida

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $165,000 ranks #6 of 16. See Chief of Staff across all of Florida →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$190,259 · 14

$190,184 · 15

$174,271 · 13

$173,000 · 5

$170,000 · 65

$161,310 · 17

$156,735 · 6

$148,000 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Chief of Staffroles 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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Heather Digiacomo

Chief of Staff/Department of Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp

$165,000

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $165,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,000
Hire date: 2011-04-06
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8289
Position Number: 025920

Heather Digiacomo works as a Chief of Staff for Department of Juvenile Justice within Executive Dir/Support Services. Hired in 2011, they have about 15 years of service as a salaried employee. Heather earned $165,000 in 2026.