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Program Specialist V

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

3 employees hold this title in Texas Racing Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $56,344, below the department median of $85,000.

Employees: 3
Total payroll: $174.4K
Role median: $56,344
Agency median: $85,000
Comparison: Below

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This role across Texas

Program Specialist V is held in 52 Texas departments. In Texas Racing Commission, the median of $56,344 ranks #51 of 52.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Legislative Reference Library

$85,329 · 1

General Land Office

$85,231 · 9

Texas Historical Commission

$85,136 · 3

Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Sur

$84,977 · 1

Texas Board of Nursing

$84,112 · 1

Employees Retirement System

$83,885 · 8

Office of the Governor

$83,192 · 3

Supreme Court

$82,997 · 1

Texas Veterans Commission

$82,681 · 10

Texas Military Department

$82,443 · 3

Texas School for the Deaf

$82,422 · 5

Texas Facilities Commission

$81,396 · 6

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

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Program Specialist beyond Texas

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $67,227 ranks #6 of 10. See Program Specialist across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$169,861 · 136

District of Columbia

$98,412 · 186

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$91,126 · 38

City of Chicago

$80,124 · 20

New York Public Authorities

$77,950 · 16

Utah

$62,109 · 236

Missouri

$50,327 · 621

Georgia

$43,680 · 88

Median total compensation for comparable Program 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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Dennis Sidener

Program Specialist V/Texas Racing Commission

2026 total comp

$81,408

Base pay: $81,408
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,408
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1574
Hire Date: Apr 18, 2022
Monthly Pay: $6,784
State Employee Number: 168575

Dennis Sidener holds the role of Program Specialist V at Texas Racing Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,408.

John Ferrara Jr

Program Specialist V/Texas Racing Commission

2026 total comp

$56,344

Base pay: $56,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,344
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1574
Hire Date: Apr 14, 2010
Monthly Pay: $4,695
Pay Rate: $36
State Employee Number: 158204

At Texas Racing Commission, John Ferrara Jr serves as a Program Specialist V. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.75 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,344.

Jerry Burgess

Program Specialist V/Texas Racing Commission

2026 total comp

$36,618

Base pay: $36,618
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,618
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1574
Hire Date: Apr 12, 2012
Monthly Pay: $3,052
Pay Rate: $35
State Employee Number: 14717

Jerry Burgess is a Program Specialist V at Texas Racing Commission. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2026 total compensation came to $36,618.