Texas / Texas Department of Transportation / Executive Assistant II

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Executive Assistant II

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

17 employees hold this title in Texas Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $71,325, above the department median of $66,600.

Employees: 17
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $71,325
Agency median: $66,600
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$64,800$75,814+

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How total compensation varies among the 17 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

Executive Assistant II is held in 42 Texas departments. In Texas Department of Transportation, the median of $71,325 ranks #8 of 42.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Texas Public Finance Authority

$75,289 · 1

Texas Veterans Commission

$75,000 · 1

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$73,614 · 1

Supreme Court

$73,177 · 1

Court of Criminal Appeals

$72,893 · 8

Office of the Governor

$72,048 · 1

Office of Public Utility Counsel

$71,821 · 1

Texas Optometry Board

$70,800 · 1

General Land Office

$70,297 · 4

Texas State Library & Archives

$70,106 · 1

Office of Capital and Forensic Writs

$70,000 · 1

Texas Facilities Commission

$70,000 · 3

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

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Executive Assistant beyond Texas

This role is reported in 27 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $70,940 ranks #12 of 27. See Executive Assistant across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$255,699 · 10

$136,323 · 48

$117,530 · 19

$103,333 · 93

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$95,598 · 12

Minnesota

$95,468 · 6

Chicago Public Schools

$89,635 · 23

Massachusetts

$84,540 · 25

Median total compensation for comparable Executive Assistantroles 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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Karla Santamaria

Executive Assistant II/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$71,673

Base pay: $71,673
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,673
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 162
Hire Date: Mar 11, 2019
Monthly Pay: $5,973
State Employee Number: 1181146

At Texas Department of Transportation, Karla Santamaria serves as a Executive Assistant II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,673.