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Program Specialist VI

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

178 employees hold this title in Texas Workforce Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $76,836, above the department median of $55,944.

Employees: 178
Total payroll: $13.9M
Role median: $76,836
Agency median: $55,944
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$66,124$94,547+

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How total compensation varies among the 178 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

Program Specialist VI is held in 42 Texas departments. In Texas Workforce Commission, the median of $76,836 ranks #36 of 42.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Employees Retirement System

$94,800 · 5

Office of Court Administration

$93,492 · 8

Public Utility Commission of Texas

$93,132 · 1

Parks and Wildlife Department

$92,333 · 16

General Land Office

$90,520 · 14

Governor's Office, Trustee Programs

$89,878 · 16

Department of Agriculture

$89,244 · 7

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$89,040 · 43

Department of Information Resources

$88,850 · 4

TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

$88,222 · 4

Texas Department of Transportation

$88,120 · 138

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

$88,107 · 1

Median total compensation for the Program Specialist VI 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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Frank Edwin Diekroeger

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$76,055

Base pay: $76,055
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,055
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,338
State Employee Number: 788153

Frank Edwin Diekroeger holds the role of Program Specialist VI at Texas Workforce Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,055.

Elvia Susana Prieto Wheat

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$75,952

Base pay: $75,952
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,952
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,329
State Employee Number: 351744

At Texas Workforce Commission, Elvia Susana Prieto Wheat serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,952.

Cynthia C Garza

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$75,611

Base pay: $75,611
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,611
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Mar 16, 2009
Monthly Pay: $6,301
State Employee Number: 115853

Cynthia C Garza holds the role of Program Specialist VI at Texas Workforce Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $75,611.

Carlette A Castro

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$75,452

Base pay: $75,452
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,452
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Aug 12, 2019
Monthly Pay: $6,288
State Employee Number: 36285

Carlette A Castro holds the role of Program Specialist VI at Texas Workforce Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $75,452.

Barbara A Jacobs

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$75,248

Base pay: $75,248
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,248
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,271
State Employee Number: 350436

At Texas Workforce Commission, Barbara A Jacobs serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,248.

Daniel F Prado

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$75,041

Base pay: $75,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,041
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,253
State Employee Number: 142922

At Texas Workforce Commission, Daniel F Prado serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,041.

Sylvia B Connor

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$75,041

Base pay: $75,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,041
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,253
State Employee Number: 188648

At Texas Workforce Commission, Sylvia B Connor serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,041.

Kerri K Mckeever

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$74,837

Base pay: $74,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,837
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,236
State Employee Number: 49113

Kerri K Mckeever holds the role of Program Specialist VI at Texas Workforce Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,837.

Nikia R Howard

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$74,815

Base pay: $74,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,815
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,235
State Employee Number: 932777

At Texas Workforce Commission, Nikia R Howard serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,815.

Michelle R Mccall

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$74,743

Base pay: $74,743
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,743
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Mar 6, 2023
Monthly Pay: $6,229
State Employee Number: 146141

Michelle R Mccall works as a Program Specialist VI for Texas Workforce Commission. Their status is crp - classified regular part-time, 0.75 FTE. Michelle earned $74,743 in 2026.

James David Anderson

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$74,735

Base pay: $74,735
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,735
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,228
State Employee Number: 39043

James David Anderson is a Program Specialist VI at Texas Workforce Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,735.

Wendy Laynette Wright

Program Specialist VI/Texas Workforce Commission

2026 total comp

$74,694

Base pay: $74,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,694
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,225
State Employee Number: 62939

At Texas Workforce Commission, Wendy Laynette Wright serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,694.