Technical Writer III

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

2 employees hold this title in Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $64,966, above the department median of $59,438.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $129.9K
Role median: $64,966
Agency median: $59,438
Comparison: Above

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This role across Texas

Technical Writer III is held in 12 Texas departments. In Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the median of $64,966 ranks #12 of 12.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Texas Department of Transportation

$94,506 · 1

Texas Department of Insurance

$86,400 · 1

Texas Education Agency

$82,754 · 1

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

$81,947 · 1

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$80,421 · 1

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$80,396 · 4

Texas Workforce Commission

$79,380 · 3

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$79,380 · 1

Health and Human Services Commission

$75,678 · 2

Texas Juvenile Justice Department

$75,000 · 3

Office of the Attorney General

$72,484 · 1

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

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Technical Writer beyond Texas

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $72,191 ranks #1 of 2. See Technical Writer across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Utah

$58,475 · 17

Median total compensation for comparable Technical Writer roles 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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Richard Gamboa Iii

Technical Writer III/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$67,368

Base pay: $67,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,368
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1872
Hire Date: May 14, 2015
Monthly Pay: $5,614
State Employee Number: 792494

Richard Gamboa Iii works as a Technical Writer III for Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Richard earned $67,368 in 2026.

Shanna James

Technical Writer III/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$62,564

Base pay: $62,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,564
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1872
Hire Date: Jun 2, 1997
Monthly Pay: $5,214
State Employee Number: 102085

Shanna James is a Technical Writer III at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $62,564.