Texas / Department of Family and Protective Services / Child Protective Services Specialist IV

Job-title file

Child Protective Services Specialist IV

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

1,485 employees hold this title in Department of Family and Protective Services. Median total compensation for the role is $66,859, above the department median of $62,139.

Employees: 1,485
Total payroll: $97.9M
Role median: $66,859
Agency median: $62,139
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$51,573$70,916+

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

How total compensation varies among the 1,485 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Child Protective Services Specialist IV pay vs. Texas

Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers — about 21,670 people — is $55,680. Department of Family and Protective Services pays a median base salary of $56,980 for this role, 2% above that figure — about the 54th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Family and Protective Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$37,230

$46,330

$55,680

$63,870

$73,670

Department of Family and Protective Services median · $56,980

The bar is the range of annual wages for Child, Family, and School Social Workers across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Family and Protective Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers — about 392,550 people — is $59,550. Department of Family and Protective Services’s median base salary is 4% below that national figure, about the 44th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

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25th

Median

75th

90th

$42,280

$48,270

$59,550

$76,070

$95,530

Department of Family and Protective Services median · $56,980

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Texas range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Family and Protective Services is $56,980, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jennifer Ziarmal

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2025 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Aug 27, 2018
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 772092

Jennifer Ziarmal holds the role of Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,247.

Jessica Attaway

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: May 5, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 772125

Jessica Attaway is a Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,247.

Marcia Collier

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Oct 6, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 772896

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Marcia Collier serves as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,247.

Jonathan Tigner

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Sep 22, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 773068

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Jonathan Tigner serves as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,247.

Lajoyce Bowie

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Jan 13, 2020
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 773832

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Lajoyce Bowie serves as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,247.

Ebonee Jones

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Aug 18, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 776381

Ebonee Jones holds the role of Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,247.

Bianca Banuelos

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2025 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Sep 8, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 777558

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Bianca Banuelos serves as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,247.

Elizabeth Trujillo

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Aug 25, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 777825

Elizabeth Trujillo works as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Elizabeth earned $64,247 in 2026.

Eric Hollingsworth

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: May 23, 2016
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 980923

Eric Hollingsworth holds the role of Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,247.

Katelyn Perry

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Oct 10, 2016
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 1001384

Katelyn Perry works as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Katelyn earned $64,247 in 2026.

Shanae Gulley

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Oct 31, 2022
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 1055148

Shanae Gulley works as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Shanae earned $64,247 in 2026.

Iris Darrington

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Sep 22, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 758830

Iris Darrington is a Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,247.

Michelle Polanco

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Jan 30, 2012
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 82281

Michelle Polanco works as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Michelle earned $64,247 in 2026.

Aven Thomas

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 346104

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Aven Thomas serves as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,247.

Araceli Vazquez

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Oct 9, 2017
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 1086282

Araceli Vazquez holds the role of Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,247.

Rainey Kinsey

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Jun 30, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 778159

Rainey Kinsey holds the role of Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,247.

Nakesia Wright

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Feb 14, 2022
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 45868

Nakesia Wright holds the role of Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,247.

Shaina West

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Sep 9, 2013
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 343922

Shaina West is a Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,247.

Amy Loper

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 349893

Amy Loper works as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Amy earned $64,247 in 2026.

Janie King

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Oct 14, 2013
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 353730

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Janie King serves as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,247.

Meredith Washington

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 357107

Meredith Washington is a Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,247.

Sonia Santa Cruz

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,247

Base pay: $64,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,247
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Sep 23, 2013
Monthly Pay: $5,354
State Employee Number: 170528

Sonia Santa Cruz is a Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,247.

Sam Thomas

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,237

Base pay: $64,237
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,237
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Jan 7, 2013
Monthly Pay: $5,353
State Employee Number: 356755

Sam Thomas holds the role of Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,237.

Christi Wooten

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,157

Base pay: $64,157
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,157
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Feb 11, 2013
Monthly Pay: $5,346
State Employee Number: 157119

Christi Wooten works as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Christi earned $64,157 in 2026.

Norma Lailson

Child Protective Services Specialist IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$64,153

Base pay: $64,153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,153
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5026
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $5,346
State Employee Number: 352453

Norma Lailson holds the role of Child Protective Services Specialist IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,153.