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Deputy Director I

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

4 employees hold this title in Texas Education Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $217,500, above the department median of $97,380.

Employees: 4
Total payroll: $871K
Role median: $217,500
Agency median: $97,380
Comparison: Above

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This role across Texas

Deputy Director I is held in 28 Texas departments. In Texas Education Agency, the median of $217,500 ranks #9 of 28.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$252,218 · 1

Texas Lottery Commission

$239,582 · 1

Office of the Attorney General

$239,500 · 1

Department of Public Safety

$232,200 · 2

Department of Housing and Community Affairs

$231,500 · 1

Texas Cyber Command

$225,000 · 1

Health and Human Services Commission

$223,587 · 20

Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council

$221,878 · 1

Department of Agriculture

$215,791 · 4

Department of Information Resources

$214,987 · 3

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

$209,475 · 1

General Land Office

$207,287 · 12

Median total compensation for the Deputy Director I 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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Iris Tian

Deputy Director I/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$224,994

Base pay: $224,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $224,994
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Jun 17, 2019
Monthly Pay: $18,749
State Employee Number: 1183234

Iris Tian holds the role of Deputy Director I at Texas Education Agency. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $224,994.

Stephen Lecholop

Deputy Director I/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$218,000

Base pay: $218,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $218,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Oct 17, 2022
Monthly Pay: $18,167
State Employee Number: 1563778

Stephen Lecholop holds the role of Deputy Director I at Texas Education Agency. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $218,000.

Megha Kansra

Deputy Director I/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$217,000

Base pay: $217,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $217,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $18,083
State Employee Number: 643679

Megha Kansra holds the role of Deputy Director I at Texas Education Agency. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $217,000.

Kristin Mcguire

Deputy Director I/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$211,000

Base pay: $211,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $211,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Sep 19, 2022
Monthly Pay: $17,583
State Employee Number: 1554360

Kristin Mcguire is a Deputy Director I at Texas Education Agency. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $211,000.