Texas / Texas Department of Transportation / Project Manager III

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Project Manager III

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

106 employees hold this title in Texas Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $95,468, above the department median of $66,600.

Employees: 106
Total payroll: $10M
Role median: $95,468
Agency median: $66,600
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$40,000$106,443+

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How total compensation varies among the 106 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

Project Manager III is held in 29 Texas departments. In Texas Department of Transportation, the median of $95,468 ranks #9 of 29.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Railroad Commission of Texas

$103,095 · 5

Public Utility Commission of Texas

$100,248 · 2

Office of Court Administration

$100,000 · 2

Department of Family and Protective Services

$99,750 · 11

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$99,626 · 2

Department of Housing and Community Affairs

$96,692 · 2

Texas Facilities Commission

$96,500 · 8

Texas Juvenile Justice Department

$96,001 · 2

Employees Retirement System

$94,426 · 2

Department of Information Resources

$93,000 · 1

Department of Public Safety

$91,686 · 18

Department of Agriculture

$91,247 · 3

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

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Project Manager beyond Texas

This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $100,034 ranks #9 of 25. See Project Manager across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$259,402 · 158

California

$128,462 · 25

District of Columbia

$124,406 · 92

Chicago Public Schools

$124,295 · 14

City of Chicago

$107,340 · 123

City of Boston

$106,402 · 57

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$105,639 · 8

New York Public Authorities

$100,397 · 526

Median total compensation for comparable Project Managerroles 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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Michael Harlin

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$106,634

Base pay: $106,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,634
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Feb 5, 2018
Monthly Pay: $8,886
State Employee Number: 1107770

Michael Harlin holds the role of Project Manager III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $106,634.

Cristina Rodriguez Sarandeses

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$106,634

Base pay: $106,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,634
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Feb 24, 2025
Monthly Pay: $8,886
State Employee Number: 1767298

Cristina Rodriguez Sarandeses works as a Project Manager III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Cristina earned $106,634 in 2026.

Rosendo Garcia Iii

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$106,470

Base pay: $106,470
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,470
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Oct 17, 2013
Monthly Pay: $8,873
State Employee Number: 118054

Rosendo Garcia Iii holds the role of Project Manager III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $106,470.

Daniel Bagwell

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$106,200

Base pay: $106,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,200
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Aug 21, 2023
Monthly Pay: $8,850
State Employee Number: 722498

Daniel Bagwell holds the role of Project Manager III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $106,200.

Samuel Hernandez

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$105,761

Base pay: $105,761
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,761
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $8,813
State Employee Number: 1628879

Samuel Hernandez holds the role of Project Manager III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,761.

Daphne Harris

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$105,745

Base pay: $105,745
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,745
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,812
State Employee Number: 1447700

Daphne Harris is a Project Manager III at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,745.

Joseph Macke

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$105,624

Base pay: $105,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,624
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Oct 4, 2004
Monthly Pay: $8,802
State Employee Number: 130569

Joseph Macke is a Project Manager III at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,624.

Ana Ramirez Huerta

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$105,624

Base pay: $105,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,624
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Oct 14, 2013
Monthly Pay: $8,802
State Employee Number: 341644

At Texas Department of Transportation, Ana Ramirez Huerta serves as a Project Manager III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,624.

Quinn Janek

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$105,369

Base pay: $105,369
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,369
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $8,781
State Employee Number: 76223

Quinn Janek works as a Project Manager III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Quinn earned $105,369 in 2026.

Tommy Brown

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$105,366

Base pay: $105,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,366
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Aug 6, 2018
Monthly Pay: $8,781
State Employee Number: 239451

Tommy Brown works as a Project Manager III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Tommy earned $105,366 in 2026.

William Lundin

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$105,000

Base pay: $105,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Aug 5, 2024
Monthly Pay: $8,750
State Employee Number: 1727625

William Lundin holds the role of Project Manager III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,000.

Peter Estrada

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$104,580

Base pay: $104,580
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,580
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Aug 22, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,715
State Employee Number: 1479467

Peter Estrada works as a Project Manager III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Peter earned $104,580 in 2026.

Tammye Fontenot

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$103,504

Base pay: $103,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,504
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Nov 15, 2010
Monthly Pay: $8,625
State Employee Number: 200216

Tammye Fontenot works as a Project Manager III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Tammye earned $103,504 in 2026.

Natasha Khosh

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$103,500

Base pay: $103,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,500
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,625
State Employee Number: 1574729

At Texas Department of Transportation, Natasha Khosh serves as a Project Manager III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $103,500.

Samuel Norman

Project Manager III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$103,194

Base pay: $103,194
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,194
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1560
Hire Date: Dec 16, 2013
Monthly Pay: $8,600
State Employee Number: 114459

At Texas Department of Transportation, Samuel Norman serves as a Project Manager III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $103,194.