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Program Specialist VI

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

4 employees hold this title in TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Median total compensation for the role is $88,222, above the department median of $55,100.

Employees: 4
Total payroll: $335.3K
Role median: $88,222
Agency median: $55,100
Comparison: Above

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This role across Texas

Program Specialist VI is held in 42 Texas departments. In TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired, the median of $88,222 ranks #10 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

Texas Department of Transportation

$88,120 · 138

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

$88,107 · 1

Texas Broadband Development Office

$87,935 · 2

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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Allison Kemp

Program Specialist VI/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$91,423

Base pay: $91,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,423
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Mar 20, 2023
Monthly Pay: $7,619
State Employee Number: 484566

Allison Kemp works as a Program Specialist VI for TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Allison earned $91,423 in 2026.

Catherine Olsen

Program Specialist VI/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$88,819

Base pay: $88,819
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,819
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Apr 4, 2025
Monthly Pay: $7,402
State Employee Number: 77154

Catherine Olsen holds the role of Program Specialist VI at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $88,819.

Edgenie Bellah

Program Specialist VI/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$87,626

Base pay: $87,626
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,626
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 7, 2021
Monthly Pay: $7,302
State Employee Number: 111207

Edgenie Bellah works as a Program Specialist VI for TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Edgenie earned $87,626 in 2026.

Courtney Gaar-Bever

Program Specialist VI/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$67,398

Base pay: $67,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,398
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Sep 13, 2010
Monthly Pay: $5,616
State Employee Number: 91633

Courtney Gaar-Bever holds the role of Program Specialist VI at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,398.