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Aaron Blackstone

DEPUTY DIRECTOR II at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

$255,027Annualized pay
$21,252Monthly rate
January 1, 2015Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameAaron Blackstone
Job titleDEPUTY DIRECTOR II
AgencyDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Annualized base pay$255,027
Monthly rate$21,252
Hire dateJanuary 1, 2015
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID732232

About this record

Aaron Blackstone is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a DEPUTY DIRECTOR II at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. The annualized pay shown above is what the State of Texas reports for this employee at the time of the most recent published payroll snapshot. It represents base salary only — it does not include overtime, longevity pay, hazard pay, supplements paid from non-state funds, retirement contributions, health benefits, or any one-time payments.

The role of DEPUTY DIRECTOR II at this agency typically pays $237,703 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $200,092 to $277,446. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY as a whole employs 365 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $100,567.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY with annualized pay closest to $255,027.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Richard Lain DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $260,000
Jose Sanchez DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $260,000
Arturo Delagarza DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $260,000
Kyle Matheson DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $260,000
Gabriel Ortiz DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $260,000
Billy Mims DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $260,000
Jeremy Sherrod DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $260,000
Kathleen Murphy GENERAL COUNSEL V $249,100