Texas / Department of Family and Protective Services / Programmer IV

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Programmer IV

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

16 employees hold this title in Department of Family and Protective Services. Median total compensation for the role is $104,829, above the department median of $62,139.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $104,829
Agency median: $62,139
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$95,851$125,100+

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How total compensation varies among the 16 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 IV is held in 36 Texas departments. In Department of Family and Protective Services, the median of $104,829 ranks #10 of 36.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Agriculture

$119,670 · 1

Office of the Governor

$117,406 · 5

Railroad Commission of Texas

$116,162 · 5

Texas Animal Health Commission

$115,634 · 2

Texas Department of Transportation

$115,500 · 1

General Land Office

$115,199 · 4

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

$112,000 · 1

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$105,939 · 13

Texas Ethics Commission

$105,000 · 1

Texas Historical Commission

$103,680 · 1

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

$103,547 · 4

Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Sur

$103,463 · 1

Median total compensation for the Programmer IV 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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Lakshmi Devi Gopalakrishnan Nair

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$126,000

Base pay: $126,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Jun 26, 2024
Monthly Pay: $10,500
State Employee Number: 1719345

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Lakshmi Devi Gopalakrishnan Nair serves as a Programmer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $126,000.

Venkata Pokuri

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$123,000

Base pay: $123,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Mar 18, 2026
Monthly Pay: $10,250
State Employee Number: 1835370

Venkata Pokuri works as a Programmer IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Venkata earned $123,000 in 2026.

Deepthi Deme

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2025 total comp

$116,424

Base pay: $116,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,424
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0244
Hire Date: Mar 22, 2023
Monthly Pay: $9,702
State Employee Number: 1624520

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Deepthi Deme serves as a Programmer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $116,424.

Srinivasu Chakka

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$116,400

Base pay: $116,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Jan 7, 2026
Monthly Pay: $9,700
State Employee Number: 1827469

Srinivasu Chakka is a Programmer IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $116,400.

Rizwan Karim

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$116,338

Base pay: $116,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Mar 25, 2013
Monthly Pay: $9,695
State Employee Number: 350114

Rizwan Karim holds the role of Programmer IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $116,338.

Shidan Dadfar

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$115,431

Base pay: $115,431
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,431
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Oct 18, 2023
Monthly Pay: $9,619
State Employee Number: 565038

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Shidan Dadfar serves as a Programmer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $115,431.

Kamalesh Racherla

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2025 total comp

$113,400

Base pay: $113,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0244
Hire Date: Oct 18, 2023
Monthly Pay: $9,450
State Employee Number: 1676294

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Kamalesh Racherla serves as a Programmer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,400.

Seshu Vakalapudi

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$105,000

Base pay: $105,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Mar 4, 2026
Monthly Pay: $8,750
State Employee Number: 1836810

Seshu Vakalapudi works as a Programmer IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Seshu earned $105,000 in 2026.

Wesley Thompson

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$104,659

Base pay: $104,659
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,659
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Sep 18, 2000
Monthly Pay: $8,722
State Employee Number: 117440

Wesley Thompson holds the role of Programmer IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $104,659.

Darren Dube

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$104,217

Base pay: $104,217
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,217
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Nov 17, 2003
Monthly Pay: $8,685
State Employee Number: 36874

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Darren Dube serves as a Programmer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $104,217.

Prathima Boyapati

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$99,966

Base pay: $99,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,966
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Sep 7, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,331
State Employee Number: 1001804

Prathima Boyapati works as a Programmer IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Prathima earned $99,966 in 2026.

Dilipkumar Musunuru

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$99,900

Base pay: $99,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,900
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Feb 4, 2026
Monthly Pay: $8,325
State Employee Number: 1829552

At Department of Family and Protective Services, Dilipkumar Musunuru serves as a Programmer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,900.

Daniel Malakiman

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$98,459

Base pay: $98,459
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,459
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: May 11, 2020
Monthly Pay: $8,205
State Employee Number: 1265255

Daniel Malakiman is a Programmer IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,459.

William Torres

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$98,400

Base pay: $98,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Oct 22, 2025
Monthly Pay: $8,200
State Employee Number: 1805908

William Torres works as a Programmer IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. William earned $98,400 in 2026.

Michael Ochu

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2025 total comp

$96,363

Base pay: $96,363
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,363
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0244
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2000
Monthly Pay: $8,030
State Employee Number: 88444

Michael Ochu holds the role of Programmer IV at Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,363.

William Heckle

Programmer IV/Department of Family and Protective Services

2026 total comp

$95,851

Base pay: $95,851
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,851
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Sep 7, 2022
Monthly Pay: $7,988
State Employee Number: 780502

William Heckle works as a Programmer IV for Department of Family and Protective Services. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. William earned $95,851 in 2026.