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Engineering Specialist VI

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

135 employees hold this title in Texas Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $90,959, above the department median of $66,600.

Employees: 135
Total payroll: $12.3M
Role median: $90,959
Agency median: $66,600
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$71,451$105,382+

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How total compensation varies among the 135 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 VI is held in 5 Texas departments. In Texas Department of Transportation, the median of $90,959 ranks #4 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Information Resources

$105,000 · 1

Public Utility Commission of Texas

$94,824 · 5

Railroad Commission of Texas

$94,788 · 62

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$85,869 · 39

Median total compensation for the Engineering Specialist VI 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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Dannie Hodnett Jr

Engineering Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$103,243

Base pay: $103,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,243
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2132
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $8,604
State Employee Number: 337579

Dannie Hodnett Jr works as a Engineering Specialist VI for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Dannie earned $103,243 in 2026.

Branden Barnett

Engineering Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$102,449

Base pay: $102,449
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,449
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2132
Hire Date: May 16, 2012
Monthly Pay: $8,537
State Employee Number: 208809

Branden Barnett works as a Engineering Specialist VI for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Branden earned $102,449 in 2026.

James Meuth Jr

Engineering Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$102,345

Base pay: $102,345
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,345
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2132
Hire Date: Aug 16, 2004
Monthly Pay: $8,529
State Employee Number: 78242

James Meuth Jr holds the role of Engineering Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $102,345.