Texas / Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

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Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

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

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2026, this agency had 923 employees with median total compensation of $62,400; the highest distinct record was $230,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $64.9M
Employees: 923
Median total: $62,400
Highest record: $230,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$8,840$157,950+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 923 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,400) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $70,326 (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

$45,000

$50,000

$62,400

$82,316

$103,140

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $103,140 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Customer Service Representative III

93 · $43,200

Customer Service Representative IV

75 · $47,610

License and Permit Specialist III

64 · $48,161

Program Specialist IV

42 · $65,163

Customer Service Representative V

39 · $50,005

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	$59M —	855 —	$61,770 —
2026	$64.9M ▲ 10.1%	923 ▲ 8.0%	$62,400 ▲ 1.0%

Compare

Similar departments

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Record list

Employees

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Javier Gomez

Manager IV/Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

2026 total comp

$91,653

Base pay: $91,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,653
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1603
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $7,638
State Employee Number: 1692560

Javier Gomez works as a Manager IV for Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Javier earned $91,653 in 2026.

Erric Davis

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

2026 total comp

$91,088

Base pay: $91,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,088
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: May 15, 2023
Monthly Pay: $7,591
State Employee Number: 979737

Erric Davis is a Project Manager III at Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $91,088.

Tamara Dunn

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

2026 total comp

$90,956

Base pay: $90,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,956
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Apr 13, 2020
Monthly Pay: $7,580
State Employee Number: 1265582

Tamara Dunn is a Project Manager III at Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $90,956.

Mary Sedillo-Chacon

Systems Analyst V/Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$90,846

Base pay: $90,846
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,846
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0256
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2009
Monthly Pay: $7,571
State Employee Number: 109604

At Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Mary Sedillo-Chacon serves as a Systems Analyst V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,846.

Wendy Clark Cook

Information Specialist V/Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$90,752

Base pay: $90,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,752
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1834
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2015
Monthly Pay: $7,563
State Employee Number: 69462

Wendy Clark Cook is a Information Specialist V at Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $90,752.

Wendy Turner

Systems Analyst V/Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

2026 total comp

$90,300

Base pay: $90,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,300
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 256
Hire Date: Feb 12, 2024
Monthly Pay: $7,525
State Employee Number: 689137

Wendy Turner holds the role of Systems Analyst V at Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $90,300.