Deputy Chief of Staff

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

2 employees hold this title in Department of Financial Services. Median total compensation for the role is $124,750, above the department median of $63,036.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $249.5K
Role median: $124,750
Agency median: $63,036
Comparison: Above

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This role across Florida

Deputy Chief of Staff is held in 7 Florida departments. In Department of Financial Services, the median of $124,750 ranks #6 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Agriculture and Consumer Services

$178,854 · 2

Executive Office of the Governor

$167,045 · 2

Fish & Wildlife Conserv Community

$164,125 · 2

Office of the Attorney General

$163,200 · 1

Department of Education

$155,174 · 2

Agency for Health Care Administrative

$104,904 · 2

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

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Deputy Chief of Staff beyond Florida

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $163,725 ranks #1 of 5. See Deputy Chief of Staff across all of Florida →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia

$140,000 · 21

New York Public Authorities

$79,216 · 15

Missouri

$69,909 · 7

City of Philadelphia

$29,292 · 15

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Chief of Staffroles 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.

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Employees with this title

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Constance Lewis Hemanes

Deputy Chief of Staff/Department of Financial Services

2026 total comp

$127,500

Sub-department: Comp & Enforce- Insurance
Base pay: $127,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,500
Hire date: 1986-03-24
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Celeste

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7784
Position Number: 000206

Constance Lewis Hemanes is a Deputy Chief of Staff at Department of Financial Services within Comp & Enforce- Insurance. They have served since 1986 (about 40 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $127,500.

Austin Kernan

Deputy Chief of Staff/Department of Financial Services

2026 total comp

$122,000

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $122,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,000
Hire date: 2015-03-19
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: K.

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6701
Position Number: 000258

Austin Kernan works as a Deputy Chief of Staff for Department of Financial Services within Executive Dir/Support Services. Hired in 2015, they have about 11 years of service as a salaried employee. Austin earned $122,000 in 2026.