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Program Specialist VI

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

138 employees hold this title in Texas Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $88,120, above the department median of $66,600.

Employees: 138
Total payroll: $12.2M
Role median: $88,120
Agency median: $66,600
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$66,903$99,656+

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How total compensation varies among the 138 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

Program Specialist VI is held in 42 Texas departments. In Texas Department of Transportation, the median of $88,120 ranks #11 of 42.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Employees Retirement System

$94,800 · 5

Office of Court Administration

$93,492 · 8

Public Utility Commission of Texas

$93,132 · 1

Parks and Wildlife Department

$92,333 · 16

General Land Office

$90,520 · 14

Governor's Office, Trustee Programs

$89,878 · 16

Department of Agriculture

$89,244 · 7

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$89,040 · 43

Department of Information Resources

$88,850 · 4

TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

$88,222 · 4

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

$88,107 · 1

Texas Broadband Development Office

$87,935 · 2

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

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Program Specialist beyond Texas

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $67,227 ranks #6 of 10. See Program Specialist across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$169,861 · 136

District of Columbia

$98,412 · 186

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$91,126 · 38

City of Chicago

$80,124 · 20

New York Public Authorities

$77,950 · 16

Utah

$62,109 · 236

Missouri

$50,327 · 621

Georgia

$43,680 · 88

Median total compensation for comparable Program 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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Sarah Dunlap

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$99,658

Base pay: $99,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,658
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Apr 18, 2005
Monthly Pay: $8,305
State Employee Number: 201404

Sarah Dunlap holds the role of Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $99,658.

Ester Gonzalez-Garcia

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$99,658

Base pay: $99,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,658
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Dec 14, 2015
Monthly Pay: $8,305
State Employee Number: 936524

At Texas Department of Transportation, Ester Gonzalez-Garcia serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,658.

Shirley Lightfoot

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$99,657

Base pay: $99,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,657
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Mar 13, 1995
Monthly Pay: $8,305
State Employee Number: 85052

At Texas Department of Transportation, Shirley Lightfoot serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,657.

Maria Leon

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$99,656

Base pay: $99,656
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,656
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Dec 19, 2011
Monthly Pay: $8,305
State Employee Number: 145040

At Texas Department of Transportation, Maria Leon serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,656.

Jemilla Lewally

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$99,645

Base pay: $99,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,645
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $8,304
State Employee Number: 1720753

Jemilla Lewally works as a Program Specialist VI for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jemilla earned $99,645 in 2026.

Guss Searcy

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$99,608

Base pay: $99,608
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,608
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $8,301
State Employee Number: 775118

Guss Searcy holds the role of Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $99,608.

James Wagnon

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$99,225

Base pay: $99,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,225
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,269
State Employee Number: 54031

At Texas Department of Transportation, James Wagnon serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,225.

Carlton Cooper

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$99,225

Base pay: $99,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,225
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Nov 18, 2013
Monthly Pay: $8,269
State Employee Number: 516969

Carlton Cooper is a Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $99,225.

Valerie Eaves

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$99,018

Base pay: $99,018
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,018
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Dec 9, 2003
Monthly Pay: $8,251
State Employee Number: 108967

Valerie Eaves holds the role of Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $99,018.

Cynthia Smith

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$98,884

Base pay: $98,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,884
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Aug 6, 2001
Monthly Pay: $8,240
State Employee Number: 176894

Cynthia Smith works as a Program Specialist VI for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Cynthia earned $98,884 in 2026.

Roger Winn

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$98,835

Base pay: $98,835
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,835
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: May 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $8,236
State Employee Number: 759963

At Texas Department of Transportation, Roger Winn serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,835.

Arlin Alvarez

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$98,826

Base pay: $98,826
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,826
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Jan 12, 2015
Monthly Pay: $8,236
State Employee Number: 375779

Arlin Alvarez is a Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,826.

Gina Akin

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$98,725

Base pay: $98,725
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,725
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Feb 12, 2018
Monthly Pay: $8,227
State Employee Number: 605626

Gina Akin is a Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,725.

Todd Huddleson

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$98,344

Base pay: $98,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,344
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Jan 13, 2020
Monthly Pay: $8,195
State Employee Number: 53494

Todd Huddleson is a Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,344.

Carlos Carrillo

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$98,329

Base pay: $98,329
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,329
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Jul 5, 1994
Monthly Pay: $8,194
State Employee Number: 117427

Carlos Carrillo is a Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,329.

Arturo Salinas

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$98,287

Base pay: $98,287
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,287
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 11, 2017
Monthly Pay: $8,191
State Employee Number: 38992

Arturo Salinas is a Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,287.

James Villanueva

Program Specialist VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$98,287

Base pay: $98,287
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,287
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 20, 1999
Monthly Pay: $8,191
State Employee Number: 178307

James Villanueva is a Program Specialist VI at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,287.