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Deputy Director IV

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

3 employees hold this title in Department of Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $320,000, above the department median of $68,978.

Employees: 3
Total payroll: $960K
Role median: $320,000
Agency median: $68,978
Comparison: Above

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This role across Texas

Deputy Director IV is held in 5 Texas departments. In Department of Public Safety, the median of $320,000 ranks #4 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Employees Retirement System

$352,767 · 2

Health and Human Services Commission

$327,857 · 1

Office of the Governor

$325,177 · 3

Texas Department of Transportation

$318,636 · 9

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

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Deputy Director beyond Texas

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $228,800 ranks #1 of 18. See Deputy Director across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$213,152 · 10

$188,410 · 21

$182,733 · 30

$163,740 · 17

$160,361 · 30

Johnson County, Kansas

$159,643 · 6

City of Cincinnati

$156,111 · 23

New York Public Authorities

$143,300 · 17

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Director roles 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.

Same department

Other job titles in Department of Public Safety

Accounting Technician II 31
Administrative Assistant III 207
Administrative Assistant IV 167
Administrative Assistant V 32
Attorney II 31
Captain, Department of Public Safety 92
Clerk III 24
Corporal 350
Crime Laboratory Specialist II 99
Criminal Intelligence Analyst I 162
Criminal Intelligence Analyst II 31
Custodian IV 55
Customer Service Representative II 30
Director III 25
Director V 25
Director VIII 24
Forensic Scientist I 49
Forensic Scientist II 115
Forensic Scientist III 126
Forensic Scientist IV 63
Forensic Scientist V 22
Forensic Scientist VI 65
Inspector III 137
Investigator II 38
Investigator III 94
Investigator IV 84
IT Support Specialist IV 27
License and Permit Specialist I 377
License and Permit Specialist II 1,593
License and Permit Specialist III 572
License and Permit Specialist IV 209
Lieutenant, Department of Public Safety 287
Maintenance Specialist III 31
Major, Department of Public Safety 45
Manager I 68
Manager IV 39
Manager V 127
Manager VI 26
Manager VII 38
Pilot Investigator II 32
Police Communications Oper V 65
Police Communications Oper VI 43
Police Communications Oper VII 27
Probationary Trooper 259
Program Management Specialist II 22
Program Specialist I 21
Program Specialist IV 28
Program Specialist V 39
Program Specialist VI 27
Program Specialist VII 29
Program Supervisor IV 212
Program Supervisor V 60
Security Officer III 31
Security Officer IV 30
Sergeant, Department of Public Safety 1,439
Systems Analyst V 42
Systems Analyst VI 26
Training and Development Specialist IV 22
Trooper 2,166
Trooper Trainee 141

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jason Taylor

Deputy Director IV/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$320,000

Base pay: $320,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $320,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1633
Hire Date: Oct 19, 1998
Monthly Pay: $26,667
State Employee Number: 118635

At Department of Public Safety, Jason Taylor serves as a Deputy Director IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $320,000.

Walt Goodson

Deputy Director IV/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$320,000

Base pay: $320,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $320,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1633
Hire Date: Dec 6, 1994
Monthly Pay: $26,667
State Employee Number: 84047

Walt Goodson holds the role of Deputy Director IV at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $320,000.

Daniel Adkins

Deputy Director IV/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$320,000

Base pay: $320,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $320,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1633
Hire Date: Mar 8, 1999
Monthly Pay: $26,667
State Employee Number: 156079

Daniel Adkins holds the role of Deputy Director IV at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $320,000.