Texas / Department of Public Safety / Programmer III

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Programmer III

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

11 employees hold this title in Department of Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $90,956, above the department median of $68,978.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $1M
Role median: $90,956
Agency median: $68,978
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$85,872$102,980+

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How total compensation varies among the 11 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 III is held in 33 Texas departments. In Department of Public Safety, the median of $90,956 ranks #8 of 33.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Health Professions Council

$105,000 · 1

Texas Facilities Commission

$99,429 · 2

Texas Water Development Board

$97,335 · 5

Texas Military Department

$97,241 · 1

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

$94,500 · 4

Office of the Attorney General

$92,352 · 4

Railroad Commission of Texas

$90,967 · 2

Office of the Governor

$89,980 · 2

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

$89,196 · 2

Texas Department of Insurance

$88,200 · 3

Department of Agriculture

$88,145 · 5

Health and Human Services Commission

$86,312 · 16

Median total compensation for the Programmer III 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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Lon Jones

Programmer III/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$92,614

Base pay: $92,614
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,614
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0243
Hire Date: Jul 20, 2015
Monthly Pay: $7,718
State Employee Number: 196025

Lon Jones holds the role of Programmer III at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,614.