Texas / General Land Office / Program Specialist VI

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Program Specialist VI

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

14 employees hold this title in General Land Office. Median total compensation for the role is $90,520, above the department median of $90,000.

Employees: 14
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $90,520
Agency median: $90,000
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$79,876$97,590+

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How total compensation varies among the 14 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

Program Specialist VI is held in 42 Texas departments. In General Land Office, the median of $90,520 ranks #5 of 42.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Employees Retirement System

$94,800 · 5

Office of Court Administration

$93,492 · 8

Public Utility Commission of Texas

$93,132 · 1

Parks and Wildlife Department

$92,333 · 16

Governor's Office, Trustee Programs

$89,878 · 16

Department of Agriculture

$89,244 · 7

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$89,040 · 43

Department of Information Resources

$88,850 · 4

TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

$88,222 · 4

Texas Department of Transportation

$88,120 · 138

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

$88,107 · 1

Texas Broadband Development Office

$87,935 · 2

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

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Program Specialist beyond Texas

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $67,227 ranks #6 of 10. See Program Specialist across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$169,861 · 136

District of Columbia

$98,412 · 186

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$91,126 · 38

City of Chicago

$80,124 · 20

New York Public Authorities

$77,950 · 16

Utah

$62,109 · 236

Missouri

$50,327 · 621

Georgia

$43,680 · 88

Median total compensation for comparable Program 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Juan Varela

Program Specialist VI/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$81,915

Base pay: $81,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,915
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $6,826
State Employee Number: 406897

Juan Varela holds the role of Program Specialist VI at General Land Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,915.