Texas / General Land Office / Deputy Director I

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Deputy Director I

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

12 employees hold this title in General Land Office. Median total compensation for the role is $207,287, above the department median of $90,000.

Employees: 12
Total payroll: $2.5M
Role median: $207,287
Agency median: $90,000
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$187,163$231,783+

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How total compensation varies among the 12 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 Texas

Deputy Director I is held in 28 Texas departments. In General Land Office, the median of $207,287 ranks #13 of 28.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$252,218 · 1

Texas Lottery Commission

$239,582 · 1

Office of the Attorney General

$239,500 · 1

Department of Public Safety

$232,200 · 2

Department of Housing and Community Affairs

$231,500 · 1

Texas Cyber Command

$225,000 · 1

Health and Human Services Commission

$223,587 · 20

Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council

$221,878 · 1

Texas Education Agency

$217,500 · 4

Department of Agriculture

$215,791 · 4

Department of Information Resources

$214,987 · 3

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

$209,475 · 1

Median total compensation for the Deputy Director I 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 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Brian Carter

Deputy Director I/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$234,733

Base pay: $234,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $234,733
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Mar 16, 2015
Monthly Pay: $19,561
State Employee Number: 784348

Brian Carter works as a Deputy Director I for General Land Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Brian earned $234,733 in 2026.