Texas / Department of Public Safety / Project Manager III

Job-title file

Project Manager III

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

18 employees hold this title in Department of Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $91,686, above the department median of $68,978.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $91,686
Agency median: $68,978
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$80,000$104,735+

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How total compensation varies among the 18 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

Project Manager III is held in 29 Texas departments. In Department of Public Safety, the median of $91,686 ranks #12 of 29.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Railroad Commission of Texas

$103,095 · 5

Public Utility Commission of Texas

$100,248 · 2

Office of Court Administration

$100,000 · 2

Department of Family and Protective Services

$99,750 · 11

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$99,626 · 2

Department of Housing and Community Affairs

$96,692 · 2

Texas Facilities Commission

$96,500 · 8

Texas Juvenile Justice Department

$96,001 · 2

Texas Department of Transportation

$95,468 · 106

Employees Retirement System

$94,426 · 2

Department of Information Resources

$93,000 · 1

Department of Agriculture

$91,247 · 3

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

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Project Manager beyond Texas

This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $100,034 ranks #9 of 25. See Project Manager across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$259,402 · 158

California

$128,462 · 25

District of Columbia

$124,406 · 92

Chicago Public Schools

$124,295 · 14

City of Chicago

$107,340 · 123

City of Boston

$106,402 · 57

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$105,639 · 8

New York Public Authorities

$100,397 · 526

Median total compensation for comparable Project Managerroles 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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Bryan Hipp

Project Manager III/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$87,077

Base pay: $87,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,077
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Oct 15, 2017
Monthly Pay: $7,256
State Employee Number: 144429

At Department of Public Safety, Bryan Hipp serves as a Project Manager III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $87,077.