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Crystal Pena

RESEARCH SPECIALIST III at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

$62,400Annualized pay
$5,200Monthly rate
January 16, 2024Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameCrystal Pena
Job titleRESEARCH SPECIALIST III
AgencyTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Annualized base pay$62,400
Monthly rate$5,200
Hire dateJanuary 16, 2024
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID1688130

About this record

Crystal Pena is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a RESEARCH SPECIALIST III at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. 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 RESEARCH SPECIALIST III at this agency typically pays $62,400 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $62,400 to $62,400. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES as a whole employs 41 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $85,986.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES with annualized pay closest to $62,400.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Kate Turner GRANT SPECIALIST III $62,472
Angela Gonzalez PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV $62,658
Tyler Komanich COMPLIANCE ANALYST I $61,770
Katelynn Mayorga INVESTIGATOR V $63,240
Jamille Walton PROGRAM SPECIALIST III $60,978
Lexis Young INVESTIGATOR IV $60,799
Mario Ceniceros INVESTIGATOR V $65,407
Marco Salaam INVESTIGATOR IV $58,800