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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+

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

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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Ramiro Valdez

Program Specialist V/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp
$87,045
Base pay
$87,045
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,045
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1574
Hire Date
Apr 1, 1996
Monthly Pay
$7,254
State Employee Number
157068

Ramiro Valdez works as a Program Specialist V for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Ramiro earned $87,045 in 2025.

Bessie Hollar

Program Specialist V/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp
$85,183
Base pay
$85,183
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,183
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1574
Hire Date
Apr 15, 2004
Monthly Pay
$7,099
State Employee Number
64043

Bessie Hollar works as a Program Specialist V for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Bessie earned $85,183 in 2026.

Austin Skero

Program Specialist V/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp
$84,922
Base pay
$84,922
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,922
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1574
Hire Date
Jul 15, 2022
Monthly Pay
$7,077
State Employee Number
1476506

Austin Skero is a Program Specialist V at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,922.