Deputy Executive Director

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

1 employees hold this title in Commission on Higher Education. Median total compensation for the role is $85,873, below the department median of $95,664.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $85.9K
Role median: $85,873
Agency median: $95,664
Comparison: Below

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This role across New Jersey

Deputy Executive Director is held in 7 New Jersey departments. In Commission on Higher Education, the median of $85,873 ranks #7 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$217,971 · 2

$175,360 · 1

$161,009 · 1

$154,796 · 1

$151,429 · 2

Law and Public Safety

$138,188 · 2

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

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Deputy Executive Director beyond New Jersey

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In New Jersey, the median of $161,219 ranks #2 of 3. See Deputy Executive Director across all of New Jersey →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City

$234,492 · 16

City of Philadelphia

$26,292 · 8

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Executive Directorroles 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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Kathleen Comanto

Deputy Executive Director/Commission on Higher Education

2024 total comp

$85,873

Sub-department: Commission of Higher Education
Base pay: $69,173
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,873
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Managerial - Unit M
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Comanto, Kathleen
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 139630
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $172,500
Year-to-Date Earnings: $85,873

Kathleen Comanto works as a Deputy Executive Director for Commission on Higher Education within Commission of Higher Education. Their hire date on record is null. Kathleen earned $85,873 in 2024. They are represented by Managerial - Unit M.