Texas / Health and Human Services Commission / Deputy Director II

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Deputy Director II

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

14 employees hold this title in Health and Human Services Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $266,392, above the department median of $50,368.

Employees: 14
Total payroll: $3.6M
Role median: $266,392
Agency median: $50,368
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$223,750$277,446+

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How total compensation varies among the 14 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 II is held in 19 Texas departments. In Health and Human Services Commission, the median of $266,392 ranks #2 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of the Attorney General

$267,484 · 6

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$264,836 · 1

Employees Retirement System

$260,000 · 2

Department of Public Safety

$260,000 · 8

Texas Department of Banking

$255,384 · 1

Department of State Health Services

$252,821 · 2

Office of the Governor

$247,500 · 6

General Land Office

$244,608 · 3

Department of Family and Protective Services

$242,550 · 2

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$240,911 · 3

Texas Education Agency

$235,976 · 6

Texas Juvenile Justice Department

$233,188 · 1

Median total compensation for the Deputy Director II 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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Stephen Pahl

Deputy Director II/Health and Human Services Commission

2025 total comp

$234,832

Base pay: $234,832
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $234,832
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Aug 16, 2021
Monthly Pay: $19,569
State Employee Number: 51133

Stephen Pahl holds the role of Deputy Director II at Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $234,832.