Highway Safety & Motor Vehicle

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

The Highway Safety & Motor Vehicle plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2026, this agency had 2,975 employees with median total compensation of $65,480; the highest distinct record was $183,576.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $199.8M
Employees: 2,975
Median total: $65,480
Highest record: $183,576

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$34,760$125,184+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 2,975 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,480) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $67,144 (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

$39,000

$47,448

$65,480

$79,749

$97,648

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $97,648 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $39,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Florida Highway Patrol Trooper

1,119 · $72,260

Records Specialist

164 · $36,558

Florida Highway Patrol Sergeant

149 · $98,832

Florida Highway Patrol Corporal

132 · $82,906

Community Service Officer

123 · $53,333

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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Daniel Hardy Iii

Systems Project Administrator - Ses/Highway Safety & Motor Vehicle

2026 total comp

$83,815

Sub-department: Information Technology
Base pay: $83,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,815
Hire date: 1997-12-15
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2109
Position Number: 000189

At Highway Safety & Motor Vehicle, Daniel Hardy Iii serves as a Systems Project Administrator - Ses within Information Technology. They have served since 1997 (about 29 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,815.