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Program Specialist VII

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

25 employees hold this title in Comptroller of Public Accounts. Median total compensation for the role is $102,840, above the department median of $80,437.

Employees
25
Total payroll
$2.6M
Role median
$102,840
Agency median
$80,437
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$92,000$112,136+

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How total compensation varies among the 25 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

Program Specialist VII is held in 39 Texas departments. In Comptroller of Public Accounts, the median of $102,840 ranks #13 of 39.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Texas Board Architectural Examiners
$110,919 · 1
Railroad Commission of Texas
$109,379 · 12
Secretary of State
$107,100 · 1
Department of Agriculture
$106,260 · 1
Soil and Water Conservation Board
$106,158 · 3
Office of Court Administration
$105,179 · 7
Employees Retirement System
$104,821 · 3
Public Utility Commission of Texas
$104,772 · 2
Parks and Wildlife Department
$104,186 · 2
Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company
$103,974 · 2
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
$103,685 · 2
TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired
$102,843 · 1

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

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Program Specialist beyond Texas

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $67,227 ranks #6 of 10. See Program Specialist across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco
$169,861 · 136
District of Columbia
$98,412 · 186
Ramsey County, Minnesota
$91,126 · 38
City of Chicago
$80,124 · 20
New York Public Authorities
$77,950 · 16
Utah
$62,109 · 236
Missouri
$50,327 · 621
Georgia
$43,680 · 88

Median total compensation for comparable Program Specialistroles 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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Sateesh Deshpande

Program Specialist VII/Comptroller of Public Accounts

2026 total comp
$110,422
Base pay
$110,422
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$110,422
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1576
Hire Date
Sep 1, 2007
Monthly Pay
$9,202
State Employee Number
129448

Sateesh Deshpande holds the role of Program Specialist VII at Comptroller of Public Accounts. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $110,422.

Kevin Lyons

Program Specialist VII/Comptroller of Public Accounts

2026 total comp
$110,292
Base pay
$110,292
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$110,292
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1576
Hire Date
May 7, 2012
Monthly Pay
$9,191
State Employee Number
93549

At Comptroller of Public Accounts, Kevin Lyons serves as a Program Specialist VII. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $110,292.