Texas / Health and Human Services Commission / Systems Administrator III

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Systems Administrator III

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

40 employees hold this title in Health and Human Services Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $61,610, above the department median of $50,368.

Employees: 40
Total payroll: $2.4M
Role median: $61,610
Agency median: $50,368
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$54,278$73,243+

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How total compensation varies among the 40 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

Systems Administrator III is held in 25 Texas departments. In Health and Human Services Commission, the median of $61,610 ranks #22 of 25.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Employees Retirement System

$85,500 · 2

General Land Office

$84,000 · 1

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$79,384 · 2

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

$77,448 · 1

Texas Board of Nursing

$77,108 · 1

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$76,615 · 1

Texas Military Department

$75,261 · 1

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

$74,979 · 3

Texas Workforce Commission

$73,625 · 3

Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner

$73,458 · 1

Office of the Attorney General

$73,325 · 11

Office of Court Administration

$73,140 · 1

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

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Systems Administrator beyond Texas

This role is reported in 11 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $77,359 ranks #8 of 11. See Systems Administrator across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$200,887 · 142

New York Public Authorities

$137,410 · 60

$108,099 · 349

$85,200 · 17

$82,078 · 158

$80,396 · 5

Johnson County, Kansas

$79,166 · 12

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$76,723 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Systems Administratorroles 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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Samir Spraggins

Systems Administrator III/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$65,400

Base pay: $65,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 312
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $5,450
State Employee Number: 1804847

At Health and Human Services Commission, Samir Spraggins serves as a Systems Administrator III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,400.

Jim Riordan

Systems Administrator III/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$64,717

Base pay: $64,717
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,717
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 312
Hire Date: May 15, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,393
State Employee Number: 768146

Jim Riordan holds the role of Systems Administrator III at Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,717.