Florida / Department of Children and Families / Program Manager

Job-title file

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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Denise Foster Scott

Program Manager/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$129,190

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $129,190
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,190
Hire date: 1997-06-30
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Antecia

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8066
Position Number: 000201

Denise Foster Scott is a Program Manager at Department of Children and Families within Executive Dir/Support Services. They have served since 1997 (about 29 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $129,190.