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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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Mollie Knowles

Planner V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$113,132

Base pay: $113,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,132
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 520
Hire Date: Aug 13, 2018
Monthly Pay: $9,428
State Employee Number: 117841

Mollie Knowles works as a Planner V for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Mollie earned $113,132 in 2026.

Petikorn Vichitbandha

Management Analyst V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$113,130

Base pay: $113,130
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,130
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1689
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $9,428
State Employee Number: 1676575

At Texas Department of Transportation, Petikorn Vichitbandha serves as a Management Analyst V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $113,130.

Derek Vanasse

Data Analyst V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$113,125

Base pay: $113,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,125
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 654
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $9,427
State Employee Number: 1300799

Derek Vanasse works as a Data Analyst V for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Derek earned $113,125 in 2026.

Erica Chan

Data Analyst V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$113,115

Base pay: $113,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,115
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 654
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $9,426
State Employee Number: 949019

Erica Chan works as a Data Analyst V for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Erica earned $113,115 in 2026.

Jennifer Loa

Architect IV/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$113,100

Base pay: $113,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,100
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2268
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $9,425
State Employee Number: 772146

Jennifer Loa is a Architect IV at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $113,100.

Melissa Lowe

Manager VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$113,063

Base pay: $113,063
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,063
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1605
Hire Date: Nov 1, 1999
Monthly Pay: $9,422
State Employee Number: 145341

Melissa Lowe is a Manager VI at Texas Department of Transportation. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $113,063.

Dongyuan Wang

Engineer V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$113,000

Base pay: $113,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2156
Hire Date: Nov 14, 2022
Monthly Pay: $9,417
State Employee Number: 737553

Dongyuan Wang works as a Engineer V for Texas Department of Transportation. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Dongyuan earned $113,000 in 2026.

Melissa Wood

Manager VI/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$112,961

Base pay: $112,961
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,961
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1605
Hire Date: Dec 12, 2016
Monthly Pay: $9,413
State Employee Number: 1053710

At Texas Department of Transportation, Melissa Wood serves as a Manager VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $112,961.

Yazmin Garcia

Engineer V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$112,943

Base pay: $112,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,943
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2156
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $9,412
State Employee Number: 1084772

At Texas Department of Transportation, Yazmin Garcia serves as a Engineer V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $112,943.

Justin Street

Budget Analyst V/Texas Department of Transportation

2026 total comp

$112,888

Base pay: $112,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,888
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1159
Hire Date: Apr 6, 2009
Monthly Pay: $9,407
State Employee Number: 95450

At Texas Department of Transportation, Justin Street serves as a Budget Analyst V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $112,888.