Texas / Texas Department of Transportation / Transportation Maintenance Specialist III

Job-title file

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

1,106 employees hold this title in Texas Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $58,200, below the department median of $66,600.

Employees: 1,106
Total payroll: $64.9M
Role median: $58,200
Agency median: $66,600
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$50,400$65,396+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 1,106 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III pay vs. Texas

Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Highway Maintenance Workers — about 6,630 people — is $45,540. Texas Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $57,000 for this role, 25% above that figure — about the 87th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Texas Department of Transportation sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$32,410

$37,430

$45,540

$49,770

$58,990

Texas Department of Transportation median · $57,000

The bar is the range of annual wages for Highway Maintenance Workers across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Texas Department of Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Highway Maintenance Workers — about 154,960 people — is $50,260. Texas Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 13% above that national figure, about the 66th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$36,230

$43,500

$50,260

$61,040

$71,970

Texas Department of Transportation median · $57,000

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Texas range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 4,166 of 4,168 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Texas Department of Transportation is $57,000, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jorge Laboy

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,373

Base pay: $60,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,373
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Jun 9, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,031
State Employee Number: 774282

Jorge Laboy holds the role of Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,373.

Jason Steeley

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,364

Base pay: $60,364
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,364
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Apr 16, 2018
Monthly Pay: $5,030
State Employee Number: 1126162

Jason Steeley holds the role of Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,364.

Andres Hernandez

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$60,360

Base pay: $60,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,360
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Aug 9, 2017
Monthly Pay: $5,030
State Employee Number: 1075487

Andres Hernandez works as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Andres earned $60,360 in 2025.

John Milan

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,360

Base pay: $60,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,360
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2015
Monthly Pay: $5,030
State Employee Number: 625226

John Milan holds the role of Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,360.

Jimmy Higginson

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,360

Base pay: $60,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,360
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Dec 5, 2005
Monthly Pay: $5,030
State Employee Number: 104670

Jimmy Higginson holds the role of Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,360.

Raul Rojas

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,360

Base pay: $60,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,360
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: May 1, 2011
Monthly Pay: $5,030
State Employee Number: 118731

Raul Rojas is a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $60,360.

Jeffery Partridge

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,360

Base pay: $60,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,360
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Oct 11, 2021
Monthly Pay: $5,030
State Employee Number: 1423303

At Texas Department of Transportation, Jeffery Partridge serves as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,360.

Rafael Gonzalez

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,352

Base pay: $60,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,352
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: May 19, 2025
Monthly Pay: $7,725
State Employee Number: 3381

Rafael Gonzalez holds the role of Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,352.

Steven Hyles

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,332

Base pay: $60,332
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,332
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Jan 13, 2006
Monthly Pay: $5,028
State Employee Number: 71709

Steven Hyles works as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Steven earned $60,332 in 2026.

Daniel Betancourt

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,317

Base pay: $60,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,317
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Nov 15, 2021
Monthly Pay: $5,026
State Employee Number: 1432647

Daniel Betancourt works as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Daniel earned $60,317 in 2026.

Dennis Uhler

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,310

Base pay: $60,310
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,310
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: May 17, 2021
Monthly Pay: $5,026
State Employee Number: 1402159

Dennis Uhler works as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Dennis earned $60,310 in 2026.

Anthony Perez Jr

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,302

Base pay: $60,302
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,302
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Mar 12, 2012
Monthly Pay: $5,025
State Employee Number: 195014

Anthony Perez Jr works as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Anthony earned $60,302 in 2026.

Silverio Esquivel

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,300

Base pay: $60,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,300
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Mar 25, 2019
Monthly Pay: $5,025
State Employee Number: 789853

At Texas Department of Transportation, Silverio Esquivel serves as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,300.

Robert Beasley Jr

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,300

Base pay: $60,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,300
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Jan 17, 2017
Monthly Pay: $5,025
State Employee Number: 1055694

Robert Beasley Jr works as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Robert earned $60,300 in 2026.

Darrin Lusk

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,300

Base pay: $60,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,300
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $5,025
State Employee Number: 1245456

At Texas Department of Transportation, Darrin Lusk serves as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,300.

Darrell Johnson

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,300

Base pay: $60,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,300
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: May 16, 2022
Monthly Pay: $5,025
State Employee Number: 1460841

At Texas Department of Transportation, Darrell Johnson serves as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,300.

Fernando Cantu

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,300

Base pay: $60,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,300
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Jul 18, 2022
Monthly Pay: $5,025
State Employee Number: 1477418

Fernando Cantu is a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $60,300.

Kevin Green

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,270

Base pay: $60,270
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,270
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Dec 13, 2021
Monthly Pay: $5,022
State Employee Number: 1445213

Kevin Green works as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Kevin earned $60,270 in 2026.

Krymson Penh

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,240

Base pay: $60,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,240
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $5,020
State Employee Number: 225600

Krymson Penh works as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Krymson earned $60,240 in 2026.

Robert Garcia

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,240

Base pay: $60,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,240
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Aug 6, 2018
Monthly Pay: $5,020
State Employee Number: 534576

Robert Garcia works as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Robert earned $60,240 in 2026.

Leland Sladek

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,238

Base pay: $60,238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,238
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Apr 18, 2022
Monthly Pay: $5,020
State Employee Number: 1460968

Leland Sladek holds the role of Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,238.

Dustin Lowrey

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,237

Base pay: $60,237
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,237
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: May 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $5,020
State Employee Number: 1637411

At Texas Department of Transportation, Dustin Lowrey serves as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,237.

Nyklas Ellis

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,200

Base pay: $60,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,200
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Jun 12, 2023
Monthly Pay: $5,017
State Employee Number: 1643033

Nyklas Ellis is a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $60,200.

Melissa Hinckley

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,192

Base pay: $60,192
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,192
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2009
Monthly Pay: $5,016
State Employee Number: 191309

Melissa Hinckley works as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Melissa earned $60,192 in 2026.

James Graves

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,180

Base pay: $60,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,180
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Oct 4, 2010
Monthly Pay: $5,015
State Employee Number: 51429

James Graves is a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $60,180.

Jose Trevino Jr

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,179

Base pay: $60,179
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,179
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $5,015
State Employee Number: 1477447

At Texas Department of Transportation, Jose Trevino Jr serves as a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,179.

Roberto Amaro

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$60,176

Base pay: $60,176
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,176
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: May 13, 2024
Monthly Pay: $5,015
State Employee Number: 1563128

Roberto Amaro is a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $60,176.

Michael Franco

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$60,168

Base pay: $60,168
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,168
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9307
Hire Date: Aug 25, 2022
Monthly Pay: $5,014
State Employee Number: 1481327

Michael Franco is a Transportation Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $60,168.