Texas / Comptroller of Public Accounts / Programmer II

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Programmer II

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

12 employees hold this title in Comptroller of Public Accounts. Median total compensation for the role is $74,235, below the department median of $80,437.

Employees: 12
Total payroll: $856.4K
Role median: $74,235
Agency median: $80,437
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$37,476$78,271+

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How total compensation varies among the 12 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

Programmer II is held in 17 Texas departments. In Comptroller of Public Accounts, the median of $74,235 ranks #10 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of the Attorney General

$85,652 · 4

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$84,996 · 1

Texas Ethics Commission

$84,000 · 1

Department of Housing and Community Affairs

$81,527 · 3

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

$80,850 · 1

Health and Human Services Commission

$78,277 · 6

Office of Risk Management

$75,376 · 1

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$75,376 · 4

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

$75,023 · 2

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

$74,220 · 5

Texas Workforce Commission

$71,726 · 1

Texas Department of Insurance

$70,297 · 6

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

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Programmer beyond Texas

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $102,980 ranks #1 of 3. See Programmer across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Missouri

$60,924 · 15

Cook County, Illinois

$23,462 · 25

Median total compensation for comparable Programmerroles 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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Matthew Dunlap

Programmer II/Comptroller of Public Accounts

2026 total comp

$70,000

Base pay: $70,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 242
Hire Date: Nov 15, 2022
Monthly Pay: $5,833
State Employee Number: 1276034

Matthew Dunlap holds the role of Programmer II at Comptroller of Public Accounts. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $70,000.

Jennifer Salkeld

Programmer II/Comptroller of Public Accounts

2026 total comp

$70,000

Base pay: $70,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 242
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $5,833
State Employee Number: 1657392

Jennifer Salkeld works as a Programmer II for Comptroller of Public Accounts. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jennifer earned $70,000 in 2026.