Georgia / Human Services, Department Of / Deputy Commissioner

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Deputy Commissioner

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

11 employees hold this title in Human Services, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $165,000, above the department median of $45,085.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $1.6M
Role median: $165,000
Agency median: $45,085
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$37,083$177,169+

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How total compensation varies among the 11 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.

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This role across Georgia

Deputy Commissioner is held in 14 Georgia departments. In Human Services, Department Of, the median of $165,000 ranks #5 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Treasurer, Office Of

$256,754 · 2

Public Safety, Department Of

$185,500 · 1

Banking and Finance, Department Of

$171,298 · 1

Community Affairs, Department Of

$169,039 · 4

Revenue, Department Of

$165,000 · 1

Natural Resources, Department Of

$163,183 · 2

Community Supervision, Department Of

$161,758 · 2

Economic Development, Department Of

$150,500 · 8

Early Care and Learning, Department Of

$148,371 · 2

Administrative Services, Department Of

$143,750 · 4

Juvenile Justice, Department Of

$141,449 · 5

Secretary of State

$122,308 · 1

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

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Deputy Commissioner beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $163,000 ranks #5 of 8. See Deputy Commissioner across all of Georgia →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$245,784 · 44

$215,181 · 104

$179,318 · 12

$175,512 · 99

$140,026 · 25

$127,911 · 5

$39,912 · 64

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Commissionerroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Melody Debussey

Deputy Commissioner/Human Services, Department Of

2025 total comp

$37,083

Base pay: $37,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,083

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay: $2,090

Melody Debussey works as a Deputy Commissioner for Human Services, Department Of. Melody earned $37,083 in 2025.