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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+

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

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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Daniel Harmon

Deputy Director II/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$200,488

Base pay: $200,488
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $200,488
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Aug 17, 2013
Monthly Pay: $16,707
State Employee Number: 338197

Daniel Harmon works as a Deputy Director II for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Daniel earned $200,488 in 2026.

Samuel Salazar

Deputy Director II/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$200,092

Base pay: $200,092
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $200,092
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: May 22, 2000
Monthly Pay: $16,674
State Employee Number: 100117

At Texas Department of Transportation, Samuel Salazar serves as a Deputy Director II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $200,092.

Michael Bryant

Deputy Director II/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$199,785

Base pay: $199,785
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $199,785
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1631
Hire Date: Aug 6, 2012
Monthly Pay: $16,649
State Employee Number: 3764

At Texas Department of Transportation, Michael Bryant serves as a Deputy Director II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $199,785.