Texas / Health and Human Services Commission / Education Specialist III

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Education Specialist III

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

17 employees hold this title in Health and Human Services Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $68,956, above the department median of $50,368.

Employees: 17
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $68,956
Agency median: $50,368
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$59,149$85,554+

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How total compensation varies among the 17 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

Education Specialist III is held in 13 Texas departments. In Health and Human Services Commission, the median of $68,956 ranks #5 of 13.

Highest-paying departments for this role

General Land Office

$87,045 · 1

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

$80,919 · 1

Texas Department of Transportation

$80,000 · 2

Railroad Commission of Texas

$74,609 · 1

Texas Education Agency

$68,886 · 3

Department of State Health Services

$67,297 · 8

Texas Historical Commission

$66,710 · 2

Office of Risk Management

$66,150 · 1

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$66,030 · 1

Texas Commission on Fire Protection

$60,000 · 2

State Preservation Board

$58,728 · 2

Texas School for the Deaf

$31,200 · 1

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

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Education Specialist beyond Texas

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $82,029 ranks #2 of 5. See Education Specialist across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$89,187 · 75

$73,561 · 12

$39,288 · 193

$25,193 · 10

Median total compensation for comparable Education 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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Eric Thompson

Education Specialist III/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$61,908

Base pay: $61,908
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,908
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 822
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $5,159
State Employee Number: 1179316

Eric Thompson holds the role of Education Specialist III at Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,908.