Texas / Texas Department of Transportation

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Texas Department of Transportation

Source file: Texas — State Employee Salaries (Texas Tribune) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Texas Department of Transportation plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2026, this agency had 13,585 employees with median total compensation of $66,600; the highest distinct record was $344,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $1B
Employees: 13,585
Median total: $66,600
Highest record: $344,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$4,680$157,433+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 13,585 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($66,600) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $75,315 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,380

$57,600

$66,600

$85,732

$114,254

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $114,254 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $52,380. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Transportation Maintenance Specialist II

1,220 · $54,000

Transportation Maintenance Specialist III

1,000 · $58,259

Engineering Specialist III

575 · $68,763

Engineering Specialist II

508 · $64,001

Engineering Specialist IV

486 · $74,528

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2025	$996M —	13,515 —	$64,854 —
2026	$1B ▲ 2.7%	13,585 ▲ 0.5%	$66,600 ▲ 2.7%

Record list

Employees

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Timmy Taylor

Aircraft Mechanic III/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$106,588

Base pay: $106,588
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,588
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9642
Hire Date: Dec 17, 2012
Monthly Pay: $8,882
State Employee Number: 338179

Timmy Taylor holds the role of Aircraft Mechanic III at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $106,588.

Sara Finch

Planner V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$106,550

Base pay: $106,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,550
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 520
Hire Date: Aug 22, 2005
Monthly Pay: $8,879
State Employee Number: 147695

Sara Finch holds the role of Planner V at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $106,550.

Randall Newton

Manager V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$106,545

Base pay: $106,545
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,545
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1604
Hire Date: Feb 12, 2007
Monthly Pay: $8,879
State Employee Number: 184098

At Texas Department of Transportation, Randall Newton serves as a Manager V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $106,545.

Jacquelin Wheeler

Engineer V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$106,539

Base pay: $106,539
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,539
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2156
Hire Date: Jan 21, 2003
Monthly Pay: $8,878
State Employee Number: 60814

Jacquelin Wheeler holds the role of Engineer V at Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $106,539.

Prapti Sharma

Engineer V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$106,522

Base pay: $106,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,522
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2156
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $8,877
State Employee Number: 1046719

Prapti Sharma works as a Engineer V for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Prapti earned $106,522 in 2026.

Melissa Kennedy

Contract Administrative Manager I/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$106,521

Base pay: $106,521
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,521
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1960
Hire Date: Aug 18, 2014
Monthly Pay: $8,877
State Employee Number: 771577

Melissa Kennedy works as a Contract Administrative Manager I for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Melissa earned $106,521 in 2026.