Payroll Specialist IV

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

1 employees hold this title in Employees Retirement System. Median total compensation for the role is $79,380, below the department median of $95,800.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $79.4K
Role median: $79,380
Agency median: $95,800
Comparison: Below

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This role across Texas

Payroll Specialist IV is held in 9 Texas departments. In Employees Retirement System, the median of $79,380 ranks #1 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Texas Military Department

$79,166 · 1

Texas Veterans Commission

$75,000 · 1

Texas Department of Transportation

$74,000 · 1

Texas Workforce Commission

$66,679 · 1

Parks and Wildlife Department

$66,000 · 3

Texas State Board of Pharmacy

$64,744 · 1

Texas School for the Deaf

$63,000 · 1

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

$58,904 · 7

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

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Payroll Specialist beyond Texas

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $58,904 ranks #6 of 10. See Payroll Specialist across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Las Vegas

$134,329 · 8

District of Columbia

$83,478 · 10

City of Miami

$81,785 · 5

Chicago Public Schools

$78,948 · 17

California

$72,667 · 40

New York Public Authorities

$54,056 · 11

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$50,231 · 5

Metro Nashville

$47,207 · 13

Median total compensation for comparable Payroll 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.

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Employees with this title

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Bethany Hite

Payroll Specialist IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$79,380

Base pay: $79,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,380
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1294
Hire Date: Apr 10, 2024
Monthly Pay: $6,615
State Employee Number: 529680

Bethany Hite works as a Payroll Specialist IV for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Bethany earned $79,380 in 2026.