Texas / Comptroller of Public Accounts / Financial Analyst IV

Job-title file

Financial Analyst IV

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

11 employees hold this title in Comptroller of Public Accounts. Median total compensation for the role is $114,087, above the department median of $80,437.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $114,087
Agency median: $80,437
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$108,000$126,131+

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How total compensation varies among the 11 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

Financial Analyst IV is held in 23 Texas departments. In Comptroller of Public Accounts, the median of $114,087 ranks #6 of 23.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company

$141,345 · 4

Employees Retirement System

$124,810 · 4

Department of Family and Protective Services

$120,393 · 5

Texas Space Commission

$120,000 · 1

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$117,711 · 1

Department of Housing and Community Affairs

$112,102 · 3

Texas Department of Transportation

$109,908 · 7

General Land Office

$107,335 · 6

Public Utility Commission of Texas

$106,080 · 1

Department of Public Safety

$104,483 · 2

Office of the Attorney General

$103,295 · 1

Health and Human Services Commission

$100,911 · 33

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

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Financial Analyst beyond Texas

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $84,105 ranks #9 of 16. See Financial Analyst across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$171,064 · 6

$162,561 · 6

$114,482 · 61

$105,001 · 23

$104,380 · 17

City of Salt Lake City

$100,911 · 33

Chicago Public Schools

$99,698 · 8

Maine

$94,009 · 70

Median total compensation for comparable Financial Analystroles 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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Melissa Popkoff

Financial Analyst IV/Comptroller of Public Accounts

2026 total comp

$121,298

Base pay: $121,298
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,298
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1085
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $10,108
State Employee Number: 94141

Melissa Popkoff holds the role of Financial Analyst IV at Comptroller of Public Accounts. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $121,298.