Payroll Specialist IV

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

1 employees hold this title in Texas Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $74,000, above the department median of $66,600.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $74K
Role median: $74,000
Agency median: $66,600
Comparison: Above

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This role across Texas

Payroll Specialist IV is held in 9 Texas departments. In Texas Department of Transportation, the median of $74,000 ranks #4 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Employees Retirement System

$79,380 · 1

Texas Military Department

$79,166 · 1

Texas Veterans Commission

$75,000 · 1

Texas Workforce Commission

$66,679 · 1

Parks and Wildlife Department

$66,000 · 3

Texas State Board of Pharmacy

$64,744 · 1

Texas School for the Deaf

$63,000 · 1

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

$58,904 · 7

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

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Payroll Specialist beyond Texas

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $58,904 ranks #6 of 10. See Payroll Specialist across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Las Vegas

$134,329 · 8

District of Columbia

$83,478 · 10

City of Miami

$81,785 · 5

Chicago Public Schools

$78,948 · 17

California

$72,667 · 40

New York Public Authorities

$54,056 · 11

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$50,231 · 5

Metro Nashville

$47,207 · 13

Median total compensation for comparable Payroll 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.

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Employees with this title

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Tsion Belay

Payroll Specialist IV/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$74,000

Base pay: $74,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1294
Hire Date: May 1, 2015
Monthly Pay: $6,167
State Employee Number: 93985

At Texas Department of Transportation, Tsion Belay serves as a Payroll Specialist IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,000.