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Deputy Director II

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

33 employees hold this title in Texas Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $210,000, above the department median of $66,600.

Employees: 33
Total payroll: $6.8M
Role median: $210,000
Agency median: $66,600
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$184,876$226,343+

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How total compensation varies among the 33 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 Texas Department of Transportation, the median of $210,000 ranks #18 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of the Attorney General

$267,484 · 6

Health and Human Services Commission

$266,392 · 14

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$264,836 · 1

Department of Public Safety

$260,000 · 8

Employees Retirement System

$260,000 · 2

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

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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Cheryl Durkop

Deputy Director II/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$192,244

Base pay: $192,244
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,244
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Jan 23, 2017
Monthly Pay: $16,020
State Employee Number: 339489

Cheryl Durkop works as a Deputy Director II for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Cheryl earned $192,244 in 2026.

Kenneth Wood

Deputy Director II/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$191,935

Base pay: $191,935
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,935
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Apr 15, 1998
Monthly Pay: $15,995
State Employee Number: 42294

At Texas Department of Transportation, Kenneth Wood serves as a Deputy Director II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $191,935.

Brian Sweat

Deputy Director II/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$191,556

Base pay: $191,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,556
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Sep 21, 2015
Monthly Pay: $15,963
State Employee Number: 859383

At Texas Department of Transportation, Brian Sweat serves as a Deputy Director II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $191,556.

Kevin Pete

Deputy Director II/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$191,231

Base pay: $191,231
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,231
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Oct 5, 2009
Monthly Pay: $15,936
State Employee Number: 180079

Kevin Pete works as a Deputy Director II for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Kevin earned $191,231 in 2026.