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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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.