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Christopher Schaefer

MANAGER V at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

$103,775Annualized pay
$8,648Monthly rate
December 5, 2011Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameChristopher Schaefer
Job titleMANAGER V
AgencyDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Annualized base pay$103,775
Monthly rate$8,648
Hire dateDecember 5, 2011
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID106140

About this record

Christopher Schaefer is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a MANAGER V at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. The annualized pay shown above is what the State of Texas reports for this employee at the time of the most recent published payroll snapshot. It represents base salary only — it does not include overtime, longevity pay, hazard pay, supplements paid from non-state funds, retirement contributions, health benefits, or any one-time payments.

The role of MANAGER V at this agency typically pays $106,949 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $76,530 to $129,430. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY as a whole employs 365 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $100,567.

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Similar pay at the same agency

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NameJob titleAnnual pay
Joel Lantrip MANAGER V $103,775
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Justin Tabor SERGEANT, DPS $104,434
Edward Valdez SERGEANT, DPS $104,434
Higinio Ibarra SERGEANT, DPS $104,434
Cody Allen SERGEANT, DPS $104,434
Orlando Ortega SERGEANT, DPS $104,434
Daniel Longoria SERGEANT, DPS $104,434