Texas / Health and Human Services Commission / Internal Auditor III

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Internal Auditor III

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

10 employees hold this title in Health and Human Services Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $70,345, above the department median of $50,368.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $699.8K
Role median: $70,345
Agency median: $50,368
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$64,312$73,073+

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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

Internal Auditor III is held in 11 Texas departments. In Health and Human Services Commission, the median of $70,345 ranks #7 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Employees Retirement System

$81,580 · 3

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$80,421 · 3

Office of the Attorney General

$80,136 · 2

Parks and Wildlife Department

$75,376 · 1

Texas Department of Transportation

$74,064 · 11

Texas Workforce Commission

$73,760 · 6

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$69,027 · 2

Texas Juvenile Justice Department

$66,875 · 3

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

$65,974 · 4

Department of Family and Protective Services

$64,312 · 2

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

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Internal Auditor beyond Texas

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $80,421 ranks #3 of 8. See Internal Auditor across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$163,757 · 20

Arkansas

$85,943 · 6

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$79,225 · 12

Illinois

$69,300 · 33

Metro Nashville

$53,962 · 16

New York Public Authorities

$53,008 · 13

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$47,971 · 8

Median total compensation for comparable Internal Auditorroles 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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Jerel Deacon

Internal Auditor III/Health and Human Services Commission

2025 total comp

$73,500

Base pay: $73,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,500
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1202
Hire Date: Aug 23, 2024
Monthly Pay: $6,125
State Employee Number: 1164693

Jerel Deacon works as a Internal Auditor III for Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jerel earned $73,500 in 2025.