Texas / Comptroller of Public Accounts / Systems Administrator VI

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Systems Administrator VI

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

13 employees hold this title in Comptroller of Public Accounts. Median total compensation for the role is $120,172, above the department median of $80,437.

Employees: 13
Total payroll: $1.6M
Role median: $120,172
Agency median: $80,437
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$110,316$132,051+

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How total compensation varies among the 13 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

Systems Administrator VI is held in 19 Texas departments. In Comptroller of Public Accounts, the median of $120,172 ranks #4 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

$126,000 · 1

Employees Retirement System

$123,984 · 6

Texas Facilities Commission

$121,275 · 1

Office of the Attorney General

$119,610 · 8

General Land Office

$119,070 · 3

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$118,942 · 3

Railroad Commission of Texas

$118,788 · 4

Texas Department of Transportation

$118,508 · 2

Texas Medical Board

$118,200 · 1

Texas Workforce Commission

$115,994 · 9

Department of Information Resources

$114,241 · 2

Texas Juvenile Justice Department

$112,500 · 1

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

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Systems Administrator beyond Texas

This role is reported in 11 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $77,359 ranks #8 of 11. See Systems Administrator across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$200,887 · 142

New York Public Authorities

$137,410 · 60

$108,099 · 349

$85,200 · 17

$82,078 · 158

$80,396 · 5

Johnson County, Kansas

$79,166 · 12

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$76,723 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Systems Administratorroles 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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Michael Watkins

Systems Administrator VI/Comptroller of Public Accounts

2026 total comp

$125,268

Base pay: $125,268
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,268
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 315
Hire Date: Jul 8, 2013
Monthly Pay: $10,439
State Employee Number: 337184

Michael Watkins holds the role of Systems Administrator VI at Comptroller of Public Accounts. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $125,268.