Florida / Division of Administrative Hearings

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Division of Administrative Hearings

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

The Division of Administrative Hearings provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2026, this agency had 179 employees with median total compensation of $67,302; the highest distinct record was $180,703.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $17.5M
Employees: 179
Median total: $67,302
Highest record: $180,703

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$29,434$180,703+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 179 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($67,302) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $97,887 (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

$38,489

$43,822

$67,302

$180,703

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $180,703 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $38,489. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Deputy Clerk II - Ses

33 · $45,811

Deputy Clerk I

33 · $38,616

Administrative Law Judge

32 · $180,703

Senior Attorney

26 · $98,888

Judge of Compensation Claims

23 · $180,703

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

Page 1

Brandy Kirkland

Senior Professional Accountant/Division of Administrative Hearings

2026 total comp

$65,215

Sub-department: Adjudication of Disputes
Base pay: $65,215
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,215
Hire date: 1998-05-29
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1468
Position Number: 003505

At Division of Administrative Hearings, Brandy Kirkland serves as a Senior Professional Accountant within Adjudication of Disputes. They have served since 1998 (about 28 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,215.

Lakeysha Gaines

Administrative Assistant I - Ses/Division of Administrative Hearings

2026 total comp

$64,193

Sub-department: Adjudication of Disputes
Base pay: $64,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,193
Hire date: 2003-01-06
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0709
Position Number: 002849

At Division of Administrative Hearings, Lakeysha Gaines serves as a Administrative Assistant I - Ses within Adjudication of Disputes. They have served since 2003 (about 23 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,193.

Melissa Mclaughlin

Office Operations Manager I - Ses/Division of Administrative Hearings

2026 total comp

$64,170

Sub-department: Judges/Compensation Claims
Base pay: $64,170
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,170
Hire date: 2013-12-13
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0162
Position Number: 003411

Melissa Mclaughlin works as a Office Operations Manager I - Ses for Division of Administrative Hearings within Judges/Compensation Claims. Hired in 2013, they have about 13 years of service as a salaried employee. Melissa earned $64,170 in 2026.

Gerson Arroyave

Distributed Computer Systems Analyst - S/Division of Administrative Hearings

2026 total comp

$62,774

Sub-department: Adjudication of Disputes
Base pay: $62,774
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,774
Hire date: 2013-06-21
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2052
Position Number: 003400

Gerson Arroyave holds the role of Distributed Computer Systems Analyst - S at Division of Administrative Hearings within Adjudication of Disputes. They have served since 2013 (about 13 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $62,774.

Duane Joyce

Distributed Computer Systems Analyst - S/Division of Administrative Hearings

2026 total comp

$62,774

Sub-department: Adjudication of Disputes
Base pay: $62,774
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,774
Hire date: 2025-06-30
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Trenard

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2052
Position Number: 003423

At Division of Administrative Hearings, Duane Joyce serves as a Distributed Computer Systems Analyst - S within Adjudication of Disputes. Their tenure dates to 2025, about a year, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $62,774.

Jayakumari Thanasekar

Application Systems Programmer II/Division of Administrative Hearings

2026 total comp

$62,071

Sub-department: Adjudication of Disputes
Base pay: $62,071
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,071
Hire date: 2019-11-04
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2142
Position Number: 002654

Jayakumari Thanasekar is a Application Systems Programmer II at Division of Administrative Hearings within Adjudication of Disputes. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 7 years, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $62,071.