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Melissa Driskell

PROGRAM SPECIALIST V at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

$75,972Annualized pay
$6,331Monthly rate
July 1, 2023Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameMelissa Driskell
Job titlePROGRAM SPECIALIST V
AgencyTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Annualized base pay$75,972
Monthly rate$6,331
Hire dateJuly 1, 2023
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID1647733

About this record

Melissa Driskell is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a PROGRAM SPECIALIST V 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 V at this agency typically pays $71,370 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $57,867 to $87,045. 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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Andres Perales Jr HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST IV $76,020
Israel Ruiz ENGINEERING SPECIALIST III $75,865
Tracy Gardner PROGRAM SPECIALIST V $76,260
Lori Jaramillo ENGINEERING SPECIALIST IV $75,610
Andrew Martinez ENGINEERING SPECIALIST IV $75,450
Rafael Chavira ENGINEERING SPECIALIST II $75,204
Antonio Compean ENGINEERING SPECIALIST III $75,163
Elias Haile ENGINEERING SPECIALIST IV $76,800