Texas / Texas Commission on Environmental Quality / Systems Administrator IV

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Systems Administrator IV

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

11 employees hold this title in Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Median total compensation for the role is $80,421, above the department median of $75,376.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $901.7K
Role median: $80,421
Agency median: $75,376
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$73,116$95,711+

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How total compensation varies among the 11 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 IV is held in 24 Texas departments. In Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the median of $80,421 ranks #8 of 24.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Employees Retirement System

$99,579 · 2

Texas Water Development Board

$90,197 · 5

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$90,064 · 2

Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Sur

$87,604 · 1

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

$87,566 · 3

Railroad Commission of Texas

$87,273 · 1

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

$83,001 · 1

Department of Public Safety

$80,421 · 10

Texas State Library & Archives

$80,178 · 2

State Office of Administrative Hearings

$79,932 · 1

Office of the Attorney General

$78,895 · 6

Department of Family and Protective Services

$77,216 · 2

Median total compensation for the Systems Administrator IV 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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Chris Strawn

Systems Administrator IV/Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

2026 total comp

$92,058

Base pay: $92,058
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,058
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 313
Hire Date: Jul 12, 2000
Monthly Pay: $7,671
State Employee Number: 50199

Chris Strawn works as a Systems Administrator IV for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Chris earned $92,058 in 2026.