Texas / Health and Human Services Commission / Deputy Director II

Job-title file

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+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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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Karen Ray

Deputy Director II/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$277,446

Base pay: $277,446
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $277,446
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Aug 13, 2001
Monthly Pay: $23,121
State Employee Number: 19362

Karen Ray holds the role of Deputy Director II at Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $277,446.

Sylvia Kauffman

Deputy Director II/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$277,446

Base pay: $277,446
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $277,446
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Aug 15, 2024
Monthly Pay: $23,121
State Employee Number: 35975

Sylvia Kauffman works as a Deputy Director II for Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Sylvia earned $277,446 in 2026.

Jordan Dixon

Deputy Director II/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$277,446

Base pay: $277,446
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $277,446
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Feb 20, 2018
Monthly Pay: $23,121
State Employee Number: 73756

Jordan Dixon holds the role of Deputy Director II at Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $277,446.

Henry Wood Iii

Deputy Director II/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$277,446

Base pay: $277,446
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $277,446
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $23,121
State Employee Number: 179108

Henry Wood Iii is a Deputy Director II at Health and Human Services Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $277,446.

Michelle Alletto

Deputy Director II/Health and Human Services Commission

2025 total comp

$277,446

Base pay: $277,446
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $277,446
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Jan 21, 2020
Monthly Pay: $23,121
State Employee Number: 1248104

Michelle Alletto works as a Deputy Director II for Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Michelle earned $277,446 in 2025.

Emily Zalkovsky

Deputy Director II/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$277,446

Base pay: $277,446
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $277,446
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Feb 25, 2020
Monthly Pay: $23,121
State Employee Number: 97517

At Health and Human Services Commission, Emily Zalkovsky serves as a Deputy Director II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $277,446.