Director III

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

14 employees hold this title in Comptroller of Public Accounts. Median total compensation for the role is $149,128, above the department median of $80,437.

Employees: 14
Total payroll: $2.1M
Role median: $149,128
Agency median: $80,437
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$132,300$155,628+

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

How total compensation varies among the 14 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

Director III is held in 57 Texas departments. In Comptroller of Public Accounts, the median of $149,128 ranks #13 of 57.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company

$192,456 · 2

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

$159,000 · 14

Texas Military Department

$156,612 · 5

Employees Retirement System

$156,000 · 3

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$152,928 · 1

State Office of Administrative Hearings

$151,934 · 2

Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Sur

$151,709 · 2

Comptroller of Public Accounts, State Energy Conse

$151,480 · 1

State Preservation Board

$150,250 · 1

Parks and Wildlife Department

$150,235 · 4

Railroad Commission of Texas

$150,000 · 11

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

$149,499 · 2

Median total compensation for the Director III role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Russell Charlton

Director III/Comptroller of Public Accounts

2026 total comp

$156,280

Base pay: $156,280
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,280
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $13,023
State Employee Number: 45526

Russell Charlton works as a Director III for Comptroller of Public Accounts. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Russell earned $156,280 in 2026.