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Deputy Director III

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

1 employees hold this title in Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Median total compensation for the role is $250,107, above the department median of $75,376.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $250.1K
Role median: $250,107
Agency median: $75,376
Comparison: Above

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This role across Texas

Deputy Director III is held in 17 Texas departments. In Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the median of $250,107 ranks #12 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of the Governor

$299,000 · 4

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$290,082 · 1

Governor's Office, Trustee Programs

$288,028 · 1

Department of Public Safety

$285,000 · 15

Railroad Commission of Texas

$284,895 · 2

Office of the Attorney General

$278,568 · 1

Texas Department of Transportation

$272,934 · 7

General Land Office

$271,908 · 1

Health and Human Services Commission

$268,251 · 2

Secretary of State

$265,008 · 1

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

$255,000 · 3

Public Utility Commission of Texas

$249,192 · 3

Median total compensation for the Deputy Director III 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.

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Employees with this title

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Steven Schar

Deputy Director III/Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

2026 total comp

$250,107

Base pay: $250,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $250,107
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1632
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $20,842
State Employee Number: 173482

Steven Schar holds the role of Deputy Director III at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $250,107.