Texas / Department of Public Safety / Program Specialist V

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Program Specialist V

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

39 employees hold this title in Department of Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $76,402, above the department median of $68,978.

Employees: 39
Total payroll: $2.9M
Role median: $76,402
Agency median: $68,978
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$57,614$85,630+

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How total compensation varies among the 39 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

Program Specialist V is held in 52 Texas departments. In Department of Public Safety, the median of $76,402 ranks #23 of 52.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Legislative Reference Library

$85,329 · 1

General Land Office

$85,231 · 9

Texas Historical Commission

$85,136 · 3

Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Sur

$84,977 · 1

Texas Board of Nursing

$84,112 · 1

Employees Retirement System

$83,885 · 8

Office of the Governor

$83,192 · 3

Supreme Court

$82,997 · 1

Texas Veterans Commission

$82,681 · 10

Texas Military Department

$82,443 · 3

Texas School for the Deaf

$82,422 · 5

Texas Facilities Commission

$81,396 · 6

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

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Program Specialist beyond Texas

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $67,227 ranks #6 of 10. See Program Specialist across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$169,861 · 136

District of Columbia

$98,412 · 186

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$91,126 · 38

City of Chicago

$80,124 · 20

New York Public Authorities

$77,950 · 16

Utah

$62,109 · 236

Missouri

$50,327 · 621

Georgia

$43,680 · 88

Median total compensation for comparable Program Specialistroles 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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Traci Thoene

Program Specialist V/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$70,590

Base pay: $70,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,590
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1574
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2005
Monthly Pay: $5,882
State Employee Number: 84100

Traci Thoene holds the role of Program Specialist V at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $70,590.

Amanda Seward

Program Specialist V/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$70,396

Base pay: $70,396
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,396
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1574
Hire Date: Feb 11, 2013
Monthly Pay: $5,866
State Employee Number: 337391

Amanda Seward is a Program Specialist V at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $70,396.