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Florida / Department of Children and Families / Program Manager

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Program Manager

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

29 employees hold this title in Department of Children and Families. Median total compensation for the role is $92,998, above the department median of $44,325.

Employees
29
Total payroll
$2.8M
Role median
$92,998
Agency median
$44,325
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$75,074$123,747+

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How total compensation varies among the 29 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Florida

Program Manager is held in 7 Florida departments. In Department of Children and Families, the median of $92,998 ranks #3 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Business & Professional Reg
$105,459 · 1
Department of Management Services
$101,775 · 1
Fish & Wildlife Conserv Community
$89,213 · 1
Department Environmental Protection
$85,476 · 4
Department of Revenue
$84,992 · 3
Department of Military Affairs
$58,643 · 1

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

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Program Manager beyond Florida

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $92,828 ranks #8 of 18. See Program Manager across all of Florida →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$201,190 · 57
Los Angeles County
$168,477 · 76
New York Public Authorities
$134,025 · 136
Chicago Public Schools
$126,827 · 41
District of Columbia
$122,036 · 310
City of Phoenix, Arizona
$111,988 · 39
City of Chicago
$102,444 · 32
Johnson County, Kansas
$92,269 · 8

Median total compensation for comparable Program Managerroles 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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Tera Bivens

Program Manager/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp
$117,300
Sub-department
Economic Self-Sufficiency Services
Base pay
$117,300
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$117,300
Hire date
2008-10-31
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code
8066
Position Number
038411

At Department of Children and Families, Tera Bivens serves as a Program Manager within Economic Self-Sufficiency Services. They have served since 2008 (about 18 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,300.