Texas / Texas Juvenile Justice Department / Education Specialist IV

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Education Specialist IV

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

11 employees hold this title in Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Median total compensation for the role is $71,865, above the department median of $63,203.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $810.9K
Role median: $71,865
Agency median: $63,203
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$61,607$85,457+

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How total compensation varies among the 11 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 Juvenile Justice Department, the median of $71,865 ranks #10 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

Texas Education Agency

$82,029 · 130

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

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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Lori Thorp

Education Specialist IV/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2026 total comp

$83,000

Base pay: $83,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 823
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,917
State Employee Number: 996361

Lori Thorp holds the role of Education Specialist IV at Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $83,000.