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Program Specialist V

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

540 employees hold this title in Health and Human Services Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $69,105, above the department median of $50,368.

Employees
540
Total payroll
$37.5M
Role median
$69,105
Agency median
$50,368
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$54,278$87,046+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 540 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 V is held in 52 Texas departments. In Health and Human Services Commission, the median of $69,105 ranks #43 of 52.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Legislative Reference Library
$85,329 · 1
General Land Office
$85,231 · 9
Texas Historical Commission
$85,136 · 3
Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Sur
$84,977 · 1
Texas Board of Nursing
$84,112 · 1
Employees Retirement System
$83,885 · 8
Office of the Governor
$83,192 · 3
Supreme Court
$82,997 · 1
Texas Veterans Commission
$82,681 · 10
Texas Military Department
$82,443 · 3
Texas School for the Deaf
$82,422 · 5
Texas Facilities Commission
$81,396 · 6

Median total compensation for the Program Specialist V 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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Laura Bagheri

Program Specialist V/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp
$78,523
Base pay
$78,523
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,523
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1574
Hire Date
Sep 1, 2017
Monthly Pay
$6,544
State Employee Number
106814

Laura Bagheri holds the role of Program Specialist V at Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $78,523.

Juanita Bishop

Program Specialist V/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp
$78,247
Base pay
$78,247
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,247
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
K

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1574
Hire Date
Nov 17, 2020
Monthly Pay
$6,521
State Employee Number
1200886

Juanita Bishop is a Program Specialist V at Health and Human Services Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $78,247.

Maria Caballero

Program Specialist V/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp
$77,257
Base pay
$77,257
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,257
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1574
Hire Date
Sep 1, 2017
Monthly Pay
$6,438
State Employee Number
187992

At Health and Human Services Commission, Maria Caballero serves as a Program Specialist V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,257.