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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David Ponder-Cook

Engineering Specialist III/Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

2026 total comp

$66,963

Base pay: $66,963
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,963
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2129
Hire Date: Jan 10, 2022
Monthly Pay: $5,580
State Employee Number: 1355894

David Ponder-Cook is a Engineering Specialist III at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $66,963.