Deputy Director

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

1 employees hold this title in Department Environmental Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $114,621, above the department median of $52,530.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $114.6K
Role median: $114,621
Agency median: $52,530
Comparison: Above

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This role across Florida

Deputy Director is held in 9 Florida departments. In Department Environmental Protection, the median of $114,621 ranks #4 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Management Services

$120,613 · 7

Department of Corrections

$120,000 · 1

Business & Professional Reg

$115,000 · 1

Fish & Wildlife Conserv Community

$112,846 · 5

Department of Military Affairs

$93,987 · 1

Department of Education

$88,250 · 1

Department of Veterans' Affairs

$82,239 · 1

Department of State

$75,387 · 1

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

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Deputy Director beyond Florida

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $114,369 ranks #13 of 18. See Deputy Director across all of Florida →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$228,800 · 267

$213,152 · 10

$188,410 · 21

$182,733 · 30

$163,740 · 17

$160,361 · 30

Johnson County, Kansas

$159,643 · 6

City of Cincinnati

$156,111 · 23

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

Employees with this title

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Sandra Waters

Deputy Director/Department Environmental Protection

2026 total comp

$114,621

Sub-department: Water Restoration Assistance
Base pay: $114,621
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,621
Hire date: 1988-07-15
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Lynn

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7355
Position Number: 010967

Sandra Waters works as a Deputy Director for Department Environmental Protection within Water Restoration Assistance. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 38 years as a salaried employee. Sandra earned $114,621 in 2026.