Florida / Department of Children and Families

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Department of Children and Families

Source file: Florida — State Employee Salaries (People First / Florida Has a Right to Know) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Department of Children and Families is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 10,944 employees with median total compensation of $44,325; the highest distinct record was $266,126.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $552.4M
Employees: 10,944
Median total: $44,325
Highest record: $266,126

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$17,380$100,109+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 10,944 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($44,325) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $50,473 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$36,029

$37,274

$44,325

$57,258

$73,379

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $73,379 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,029. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Economic Self-Sufficiency Specialist I

1,872 · $37,174

Child Protective Investigator

1,133 · $50,000

Interviewing Clerk

342 · $34,760

Child Protective Investigator Supv-Ses

287 · $64,080

Senior Child Protective Investigator

281 · $57,258

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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James Shuler

Fire Chief/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,972

Sub-department: Mental Health Services
Base pay: $65,972
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,972
Hire date: 2004-07-03
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6414
Position Number: 006951

At Department of Children and Families, James Shuler serves as a Fire Chief within Mental Health Services. Hired in 2004, they have about 22 years of service, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,972.

Brandon Hartley

Family Services Specialist/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,921

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $65,921
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,921
Hire date: 2015-01-30
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Craig

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5994
Position Number: 071769

At Department of Children and Families, Brandon Hartley serves as a Family Services Specialist within Family Safety & Preservation Services. They have served since 2015 (about 11 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,921.

Macdaline Eugene

Child Protective Field Support Consultan/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,913

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $65,913
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,913
Hire date: 2015-11-13
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8374
Position Number: 075414

Macdaline Eugene works as a Child Protective Field Support Consultan for Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 11 years as a salaried employee. Macdaline earned $65,913 in 2026.

Alejandra Cabrera

Child Protective Investigator Supv-Ses/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,911

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $65,911
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,911
Hire date: 2019-07-05
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Stephanie

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8372
Position Number: 003028

At Department of Children and Families, Alejandra Cabrera serves as a Child Protective Investigator Supv-Ses within Family Safety & Preservation Services. They have served since 2019 (about 7 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,911.

Holly Crenshaw

Government Operations Consultant II/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,855

Sub-department: Economic Self-Sufficiency Services
Base pay: $65,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,855
Hire date: 2000-02-22
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2236
Position Number: 022414

Holly Crenshaw is a Government Operations Consultant II at Department of Children and Families within Economic Self-Sufficiency Services. They have served since 2000 (about 26 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $65,855.

Michelle Evans

Research and Training Specialist/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,855

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $65,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,855
Hire date: 2022-04-29
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Lynette

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1334
Position Number: 075162

At Department of Children and Families, Michelle Evans serves as a Research and Training Specialist within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 4 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,855.

James Dugan

System Project Consultant/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,854

Sub-department: Information Technology
Base pay: $65,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,854
Hire date: 2019-04-05
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Alan

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2109
Position Number: 062534

At Department of Children and Families, James Dugan serves as a System Project Consultant within Information Technology. They have served since 2019 (about 7 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,854.

Timothy Kirkland

System Project Consultant/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,854

Sub-department: Information Technology
Base pay: $65,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,854
Hire date: 1993-11-19
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2109
Position Number: 019317

Timothy Kirkland works as a System Project Consultant for Department of Children and Families within Information Technology. Hired in 1993, they have about 33 years of service as a salaried employee. Timothy earned $65,854 in 2026.

Michaelyn Castelow

Program Administrator - Ses/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,854

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $65,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,854
Hire date: 2010-11-12
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Ruth

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5916
Position Number: 036026

Michaelyn Castelow works as a Program Administrator - Ses for Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. They have served since 2010 (about 16 years) as a salaried employee. Michaelyn earned $65,854 in 2026.

Cedric Paul

System Project Consultant/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,854

Sub-department: Information Technology
Base pay: $65,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,854
Hire date: 2018-09-07
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Terrell

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2109
Position Number: 048582

Cedric Paul is a System Project Consultant at Department of Children and Families within Information Technology. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 8 years, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $65,854.

Deborah Golden

Regional Program Supervisor - Ses/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,854

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $65,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,854
Hire date: 1997-11-14
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5910
Position Number: 050955

At Department of Children and Families, Deborah Golden serves as a Regional Program Supervisor - Ses within Family Safety & Preservation Services. They have served since 1997 (about 29 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,854.

Segourney Tyler

Child Protective Investigator Supv-Ses/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,847

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $65,847
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,847
Hire date: 2021-10-01
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Syreeta

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8372
Position Number: 003032

Segourney Tyler works as a Child Protective Investigator Supv-Ses for Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 5 years as a salaried employee. Segourney earned $65,847 in 2026.

Jacoyia Hill-Reddick

Child Protective Investigator Supv-Ses/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,808

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $65,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,808
Hire date: 2007-04-06
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Domonique

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8372
Position Number: 072106

Jacoyia Hill-Reddick is a Child Protective Investigator Supv-Ses at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2007, they have about 19 years of service, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $65,808.

Carmen Vazquez

Operations Review Specialist/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,733

Sub-department: Economic Self-Sufficiency Services
Base pay: $65,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,733
Hire date: 1995-06-02
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Ana

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2239
Position Number: 061309

Carmen Vazquez works as a Operations Review Specialist for Department of Children and Families within Economic Self-Sufficiency Services. Hired in 1995, they have about 31 years of service as a salaried employee. Carmen earned $65,733 in 2026.

Guadalupe Barrera

Operations Review Specialist/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,733

Sub-department: Economic Self-Sufficiency Services
Base pay: $65,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,733
Hire date: 2002-01-04
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2239
Position Number: 066992

Guadalupe Barrera holds the role of Operations Review Specialist at Department of Children and Families within Economic Self-Sufficiency Services. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 24 years as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,733.

Kaden Sholl

Government Operations Consultant II/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,697

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $65,697
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,697
Hire date: 2018-07-27
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Matthew

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2236
Position Number: 075436

Kaden Sholl is a Government Operations Consultant II at Department of Children and Families within Family Safety & Preservation Services. Hired in 2018, they have about 8 years of service, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $65,697.

Shontreal Miller

Program Administrator - Ses/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,690

Sub-department: Economic Self-Sufficiency Services
Base pay: $65,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,690
Hire date: 2009-12-11
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5916
Position Number: 046538

Shontreal Miller holds the role of Program Administrator - Ses at Department of Children and Families within Economic Self-Sufficiency Services. They have served since 2009 (about 17 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,690.

Lesli Longbottom

Senior Registered Nurse Supervisor/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,684

Sub-department: Mental Health Services
Base pay: $65,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,684
Hire date: 2004-04-09
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5308
Position Number: 006884

Lesli Longbottom holds the role of Senior Registered Nurse Supervisor at Department of Children and Families within Mental Health Services. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 22 years as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,684.

Glenda Josey

Government Operations Consultant II/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,680

Sub-department: Subs Abuse and Mental Health
Base pay: $65,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,680
Hire date: 2006-09-11
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2236
Position Number: 074856

At Department of Children and Families, Glenda Josey serves as a Government Operations Consultant II within Subs Abuse and Mental Health. Hired in 2006, they have about 20 years of service, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,680.

Quenitra Knight

Government Operations Consultant II/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,680

Sub-department: Mental Health Services
Base pay: $65,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,680
Hire date: 2013-04-15
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Lakay

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2236
Position Number: 005666

At Department of Children and Families, Quenitra Knight serves as a Government Operations Consultant II within Mental Health Services. Hired in 2013, they have about 13 years of service, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,680.

Steven Sims

Regional Program Supervisor - Ses/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,663

Sub-department: Family Safety & Preservation Services
Base pay: $65,663
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,663
Hire date: 2022-12-02
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Randall

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5910
Position Number: 048112

Steven Sims holds the role of Regional Program Supervisor - Ses 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 $65,663.

Alexander Ane Jr

Government Operations Consultant III/Department of Children and Families

2026 total comp

$65,663

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $65,663
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,663
Hire date: 2015-07-02
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2238
Position Number: 034436

Alexander Ane Jr holds the role of Government Operations Consultant III at Department of Children and Families within Executive Dir/Support Services. They have served since 2015 (about 11 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,663.