Texas / Department of Public Safety / Systems Administrator IV

Job-title file

Systems Administrator IV

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

10 employees hold this title in Department of Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $80,421, above the department median of $68,978.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $763.9K
Role median: $80,421
Agency median: $68,978
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$61,184$82,005+

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How total compensation varies among the 10 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

Systems Administrator IV is held in 24 Texas departments. In Department of Public Safety, the median of $80,421 ranks #8 of 24.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Employees Retirement System

$99,579 · 2

Texas Water Development Board

$90,197 · 5

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$90,064 · 2

Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Sur

$87,604 · 1

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

$87,566 · 3

Railroad Commission of Texas

$87,273 · 1

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

$83,001 · 1

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$80,421 · 11

Texas State Library & Archives

$80,178 · 2

State Office of Administrative Hearings

$79,932 · 1

Office of the Attorney General

$78,895 · 6

Department of Family and Protective Services

$77,216 · 2

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

Compare jurisdictions

Systems Administrator beyond Texas

This role is reported in 11 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $77,359 ranks #8 of 11. See Systems Administrator across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$200,887 · 142

New York Public Authorities

$137,410 · 60

$108,099 · 349

$85,200 · 17

$82,078 · 158

$80,396 · 5

Johnson County, Kansas

$79,166 · 12

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$76,723 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Systems Administratorroles 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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Ruperto Perez

Systems Administrator IV/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$76,428

Base pay: $76,428
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,428
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 313
Hire Date: Oct 20, 2008
Monthly Pay: $6,369
State Employee Number: 87284

Ruperto Perez holds the role of Systems Administrator IV at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,428.