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Karen Garza

PROGRAM SPECIALIST VI at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

$97,802Annualized pay
$8,150Monthly rate
March 1, 2012Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameKaren Garza
Job titlePROGRAM SPECIALIST VI
AgencyTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Annualized base pay$97,802
Monthly rate$8,150
Hire dateMarch 1, 2012
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID147724

About this record

Karen Garza is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a PROGRAM SPECIALIST VI at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. 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 PROGRAM SPECIALIST VI at this agency typically pays $82,540 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $63,313 to $98,287. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION as a whole employs 489 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $95,276.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION with annualized pay closest to $97,802.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Stephen Stewart CONTRACT SPECIALIST V $97,872
Yvar Carcaces ENGINEER IV $97,631
Thomas Polansky PROJECT MANAGER III $98,098
Arturo Salinas PROGRAM SPECIALIST VI $98,287
Durando Snider PLANNER V $97,116
Georgina Hernandez PLANNER V $98,671
Dominique Pope CONTRACT SPECIALIST V $96,374
Brenda Narro BUDGET ANALYST V $99,600