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Ombudsman IV

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

2 employees hold this title in Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Median total compensation for the role is $83,771, above the department median of $63,203.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$167.5K
Role median
$83,771
Agency median
$63,203
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Ombudsman IV pay vs. Texas

Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators is $50,940. Texas Juvenile Justice Department pays a median base salary of $80,394 for this role, 58% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Texas Juvenile Justice Department sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$18,080
$41,090
$50,940
$64,340
$78,930
Texas Juvenile Justice Department median · $80,394

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

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators — about 9,210 people — is $75,530. Texas Juvenile Justice Department’s median base salary is 6% above that national figure, about the 54th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,220
$57,360
$75,530
$108,000
$155,440
Texas Juvenile Justice Department median · $80,394

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.

Median total compensation for this role at Texas Juvenile Justice Department is $80,394, 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.

Compare departments

This role across Texas

Ombudsman IV is held in 6 Texas departments. In Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the median of $83,771 ranks #1 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

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Ombudsman beyond Texas

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $62,369 ranks #2 of 2. See Ombudsman across all of Texas

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Baltimore
$67,790 · 10

Median total compensation for comparable Ombudsmanroles 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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Paul Bartush

Ombudsman IV/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2026 total comp
$84,414
Base pay
$84,414
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,414
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Class Code
3665
Hire Date
Sep 15, 2016
Monthly Pay
$7,035
State Employee Number
179270

At Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Paul Bartush serves as a Ombudsman IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $84,414.

Nicole Prather

Ombudsman IV/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2026 total comp
$83,128
Base pay
$83,128
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,128
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Class Code
3665
Hire Date
Jul 15, 2014
Monthly Pay
$6,927
State Employee Number
769601

Nicole Prather works as a Ombudsman IV for Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Nicole earned $83,128 in 2026.