Florida / Department of Children and Families / Senior Child Protective Investigator

Job-title file

Senior Child Protective Investigator

Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.

281 employees hold this title in Department of Children and Families. Median total compensation for the role is $57,258, above the department median of $44,325.

Employees: 281
Total payroll: $16.6M
Role median: $57,258
Agency median: $44,325
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$52,530$69,617+

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

How total compensation varies among the 281 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Senior Child Protective Investigator pay vs. Florida

Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers — about 14,000 people — is $56,550. Department of Children and Families pays a median base salary of $57,258 for this role, 1% above that figure — about the 52nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Children and Families sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$39,760

$47,130

$56,550

$64,940

$79,580

Department of Children and Families median · $57,258

The bar is the range of annual wages for Child, Family, and School Social Workers across every employer in Florida, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Children and Families’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers — about 392,550 people — is $59,550. Department of Children and Families’s median base salary is 4% below that national figure, about the 45th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$42,280

$48,270

$59,550

$76,070

$95,530

Department of Children and Families median · $57,258

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Florida range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Children and Families is $57,258, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Savannah Copeland

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$60,148

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $60,148
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,148
Hire date: 2023-12-22
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Rae

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 003183

Savannah Copeland works as a Senior Child Protective Investigator for Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2023, they have about 3 years of service as a salaried employee. Savannah earned $60,148 in 2026.

Geovana Dawson

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$60,121

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $60,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,121
Hire date: 2022-10-12
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Kemenia

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 056918

Geovana Dawson holds the role of Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 4 years as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,121.

Jessica Massengill

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$60,121

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $60,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,121
Hire date: 2014-04-11
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Danielle

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 039774

Jessica Massengill works as a Senior Child Protective Investigator for Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2014, they have about 12 years of service as a salaried employee. Jessica earned $60,121 in 2026.

Tatyana Neloms

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$60,121

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $60,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,121
Hire date: 2024-05-10
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Antoinette

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 071574

Tatyana Neloms holds the role of Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2024, they have about 2 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,121.

Katiuska Anzulez

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$60,121

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $60,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,121
Hire date: 2023-04-14
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Selibeth

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 048934

Katiuska Anzulez holds the role of Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2023, they have about 3 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,121.

Lisa Rodriguez

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$60,109

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $60,109
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,109
Hire date: 2018-11-02
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Rachele

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 073748

Lisa Rodriguez holds the role of Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2018, they have about 8 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,109.

Denise Petithomme

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$60,094

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $60,094
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,094
Hire date: 2024-04-26
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Starr

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 075036

Denise Petithomme works as a Senior Child Protective Investigator for Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Their tenure dates to 2024, about 2 years as a salaried employee. Denise earned $60,094 in 2026.

Nelson Ramos

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$59,899

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $59,899
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,899
Hire date: 2018-06-18
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 048286

Nelson Ramos holds the role of Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. They have served since 2018 (about 8 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $59,899.

Jennyfer Solarte

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$59,853

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $59,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,853
Hire date: 2023-01-09
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 075348

Jennyfer Solarte holds the role of Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 3 years as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $59,853.

Steven Surface

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$59,648

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $59,648
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,648
Hire date: 2023-09-08
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 004443

Steven Surface holds the role of Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 3 years as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $59,648.

Ashley Long

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$59,646

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $59,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,646
Hire date: 2023-02-17
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Marie

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 071732

At Department of Children and Families, Ashley Long serves as a Senior Child Protective Investigator within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2023, they have about 3 years of service, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $59,646.

Laura Pena Rosario

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$59,548

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $59,548
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,548
Hire date: 2023-09-01
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Maria

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 075377

Laura Pena Rosario holds the role of Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. They have served since 2023 (about 3 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $59,548.

Kimberly Ocasio

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$59,548

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $59,548
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,548
Hire date: 2024-03-01
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Chiomma

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 074154

Kimberly Ocasio works as a Senior Child Protective Investigator for Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Their tenure dates to 2024, about 2 years as a salaried employee. Kimberly earned $59,548 in 2026.

Isabela Torres Andrade

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$59,548

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $59,548
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,548
Hire date: 2023-08-29
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Alejandra

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 075018

Isabela Torres Andrade holds the role of Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 3 years as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $59,548.

Samuel Metayer

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$59,548

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $59,548
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,548
Hire date: 2024-02-16
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Charletain

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 075026

At Department of Children and Families, Samuel Metayer serves as a Senior Child Protective Investigator within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2024, they have about 2 years of service, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $59,548.

Shauna Harger

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$59,548

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $59,548
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,548
Hire date: 2023-12-22
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Seanyse

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 075364

Shauna Harger holds the role of Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2023, they have about 3 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $59,548.

Johanne Bellevue

Senior Child Protective Investigator/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$59,548

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $59,548
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,548
Hire date: 2023-08-22
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8373
Position Number: 074929

Johanne Bellevue is a Senior Child Protective Investigator at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2023, they have about 3 years of service, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $59,548.