Texas / Texas Commission on Environmental Quality / Engineering Specialist III

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Engineering Specialist III

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

75 employees hold this title in Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Median total compensation for the role is $66,255, below the department median of $75,376.

Employees: 75
Total payroll: $4.9M
Role median: $66,255
Agency median: $75,376
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$60,528$68,806+

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How total compensation varies among the 75 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

Engineering Specialist III is held in 7 Texas departments. In Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the median of $66,255 ranks #6 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Railroad Commission of Texas

$70,220 · 78

Texas Department of Transportation

$68,763 · 623

Texas Military Department

$67,036 · 1

Texas Department of Insurance

$67,032 · 1

Texas Water Development Board

$66,780 · 3

Parks and Wildlife Department

$65,211 · 2

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

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Engineering Specialist beyond Texas

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $68,775 ranks #4 of 6. See Engineering Specialist across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$95,512 · 268

$87,460 · 6

$69,922 · 1,311

$47,397 · 10

$26,043 · 146

Median total compensation for comparable Engineering 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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Stephen Paciotti

Engineering Specialist III/Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

2026 total comp

$66,729

Base pay: $66,729
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,729
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2129
Hire Date: Jun 17, 1996
Monthly Pay: $5,561
State Employee Number: 87884

Stephen Paciotti works as a Engineering Specialist III for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Stephen earned $66,729 in 2026.

Michael Smith

Engineering Specialist III/Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

2026 total comp

$66,707

Base pay: $66,707
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,707
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2466
Hire Date: Jun 22, 2000
Monthly Pay: $8,582
State Employee Number: 10762

Michael Smith works as a Engineering Specialist III for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Michael earned $66,707 in 2026.

Ronald Hawkins

Engineering Specialist III/Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

2026 total comp

$66,390

Base pay: $66,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,390
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2129
Hire Date: Feb 1, 1999
Monthly Pay: $5,533
State Employee Number: 184124

Ronald Hawkins holds the role of Engineering Specialist III at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $66,390.