Natural Resources Specialist IV

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

12 employees hold this title in General Land Office. Median total compensation for the role is $75,343, below the department median of $90,000.

Employees: 12
Total payroll: $912.9K
Role median: $75,343
Agency median: $90,000
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$71,415$82,745+

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How total compensation varies among the 12 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

Natural Resources Specialist IV is held in 8 Texas departments. In General Land Office, the median of $75,343 ranks #7 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Texas Department of Transportation

$83,695 · 3

Parks and Wildlife Department

$81,322 · 96

Railroad Commission of Texas

$78,000 · 9

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$77,196 · 2

Texas Military Department

$76,949 · 2

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$75,376 · 243

Soil and Water Conservation Board

$69,793 · 7

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Tara Whittle

Natural Resources Specialist IV/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$80,581

Base pay: $80,581
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,581
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2685
Hire Date: Aug 17, 2015
Monthly Pay: $6,715
State Employee Number: 827992

Tara Whittle holds the role of Natural Resources Specialist IV at General Land Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,581.