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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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Jay O'Donald

Engineering Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$82,830

Base pay: $82,830
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,830
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2132
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $6,902
State Employee Number: 49553

Jay O'Donald works as a Engineering Specialist VI for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jay earned $82,830 in 2026.

Matt Degeest

Engineering Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$82,327

Base pay: $82,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,327
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2132
Hire Date: Oct 14, 2013
Monthly Pay: $6,861
State Employee Number: 335711

Matt Degeest is a Engineering Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,327.

Roger Wahlquist

Engineering Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$82,138

Base pay: $82,138
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,138
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2132
Hire Date: Jul 15, 2013
Monthly Pay: $6,845
State Employee Number: 340785

Roger Wahlquist 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 $82,138.