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Education Specialist IV

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

130 employees hold this title in Texas Education Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $82,029, below the department median of $97,380.

Employees: 130
Total payroll: $10.8M
Role median: $82,029
Agency median: $97,380
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$69,015$96,806+

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

How total compensation varies among the 130 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

Education Specialist IV is held in 11 Texas departments. In Texas Education Agency, the median of $82,029 ranks #4 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Texas Department of Transportation

$92,106 · 1

Texas Historical Commission

$87,540 · 2

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

$84,965 · 1

Health and Human Services Commission

$81,500 · 11

Secretary of State

$78,750 · 15

Department of State Health Services

$74,857 · 1

Office of Risk Management

$73,867 · 1

Department of Public Safety

$72,691 · 2

Texas Juvenile Justice Department

$71,865 · 11

State Preservation Board

$65,500 · 2

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

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Education Specialist beyond Texas

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $82,029 ranks #2 of 5. See Education Specialist across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$89,187 · 75

$73,561 · 12

$39,288 · 193

$25,193 · 10

Median total compensation for comparable Education 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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Lyndsay Armstrong

Education Specialist IV/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$79,997

Base pay: $79,997
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,997
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 823
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $6,666
State Employee Number: 1406225

Lyndsay Armstrong holds the role of Education Specialist IV at Texas Education Agency. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,997.

Weston Scholten

Education Specialist IV/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$79,951

Base pay: $79,951
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,951
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 823
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $6,663
State Employee Number: 1626330

Weston Scholten is a Education Specialist IV at Texas Education Agency. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $79,951.

Donna Fontenot

Education Specialist IV/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$79,823

Base pay: $79,823
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,823
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 823
Hire Date: Jan 20, 2009
Monthly Pay: $6,652
State Employee Number: 88783

Donna Fontenot is a Education Specialist IV at Texas Education Agency. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $79,823.