Engineering Specialist III

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

623 employees hold this title in Texas Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $68,763, above the department median of $66,600.

Employees: 623
Total payroll: $42.9M
Role median: $68,763
Agency median: $66,600
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$35,721$78,888+

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How total compensation varies among the 623 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 Department of Transportation, the median of $68,763 ranks #2 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Railroad Commission of Texas

$70,220 · 78

Texas Military Department

$67,036 · 1

Texas Department of Insurance

$67,032 · 1

Texas Water Development Board

$66,780 · 3

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$66,255 · 75

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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Jake Smitherman

Engineering Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$57,000

Base pay: $57,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2129
Hire Date: Jun 17, 2024
Monthly Pay: $4,750
State Employee Number: 1718050

Jake Smitherman works as a Engineering Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jake earned $57,000 in 2026.