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Deputy Director IV

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

2 employees hold this title in Employees Retirement System. Median total compensation for the role is $352,767, above the department median of $95,800.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $705.5K
Role median: $352,767
Agency median: $95,800
Comparison: Above

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This role across Texas

Deputy Director IV is held in 5 Texas departments. In Employees Retirement System, the median of $352,767 ranks #1 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Health and Human Services Commission

$327,857 · 1

Office of the Governor

$325,177 · 3

Department of Public Safety

$320,000 · 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Cynthia Hamilton

Deputy Director IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$381,399

Base pay: $381,399
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $381,399
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D140
Hire Date: Jul 10, 2017
Monthly Pay: $31,783
State Employee Number: 248575

Cynthia Hamilton works as a Deputy Director IV for Employees Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Cynthia earned $381,399 in 2026.

Catherine Terrell

Deputy Director IV/Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$324,135

Base pay: $324,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $324,135
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E