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Luanne Southern

DIRECTOR VII at DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

$210,000Annualized pay
$17,500Monthly rate
July 2, 2024Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameLuanne Southern
Job titleDIRECTOR VII
AgencyDEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Annualized base pay$210,000
Monthly rate$17,500
Hire dateJuly 2, 2024
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID82822

About this record

Luanne Southern is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a DIRECTOR VII at DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES. 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 DIRECTOR VII at this agency typically pays $213,801 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $170,000 to $229,295. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES as a whole employs 341 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $65,888.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES with annualized pay closest to $210,000.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Grace Windbigler DEPUTY DIRECTOR I $201,600
Marta Talbert DEPUTY DIRECTOR I $201,600
Lindsey Van Buskirk DEPUTY DIRECTOR I $201,600
Lea Biggar DEPUTY DIRECTOR I $201,600
Lisa Kanne DEPUTY DIRECTOR I $201,600
Vicki Kozikoujekian GENERAL COUNSEL V $233,730
Jennifer Sims DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $242,550
Kaysie Taccetta DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $242,550