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Texas Broadband Development Office

Source file: Texas — State Employee Salaries (Texas Tribune) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Texas Broadband Development Office is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 19 employees with median total compensation of $75,600; the highest distinct record was $149,938.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $1.6M
Employees: 19
Median total: $75,600
Highest record: $149,938

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$57,600$149,938+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 19 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($75,600) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $81,711 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$65,000

$68,859

$75,600

$89,743

$100,800

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $100,800 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $65,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Program Specialist V

3 · $75,600

Program Specialist IV

3 · $72,765

Program Specialist VI

2 · $87,935

Program Specialist III

2 · $64,050

Director IV

1 · $149,938

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2025	$1.6M —	20 —	$74,183 —
2026	$1.6M ▼ 0.7%	19 ▼ 5.0%	$75,600 ▲ 1.9%

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Record list

Employees

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John Speirs

Program Specialist IV/Texas Broadband Development Office

2026 total comp

$72,765

Base pay: $72,765
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,765
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1573
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $6,064
State Employee Number: 1727510

John Speirs holds the role of Program Specialist IV at Texas Broadband Development Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,765.

Lauren Champion

Program Specialist IV/Texas Broadband Development Office

2025 total comp

$69,300

Base pay: $69,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,300
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1573
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $5,775
State Employee Number: 1727580

Lauren Champion holds the role of Program Specialist IV at Texas Broadband Development Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,300.