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Brenda Tijerina

PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV at SECRETARY OF STATE

$70,000Annualized pay
$5,833Monthly rate
June 1, 2025Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameBrenda Tijerina
Job titlePROGRAM SPECIALIST IV
AgencySECRETARY OF STATE
Annualized base pay$70,000
Monthly rate$5,833
Hire dateJune 1, 2025
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID1785108

About this record

Brenda Tijerina is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV at SECRETARY OF STATE. 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 IV at this agency typically pays $65,252 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $53,652 to $74,701. SECRETARY OF STATE as a whole employs 10 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $146,562.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at SECRETARY OF STATE with annualized pay closest to $70,000.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Tracy Cardenas TRAINING AND DEV SPEC V $69,300
Erin Hehnly AUDITOR IV $78,750
Austin Swinburn PROGRAM SPECIALIST II $57,985
John Rodriguez MANAGER III $85,869
Sara Braun ATTORNEY IV $119,202
Christina Adkins DIRECTOR VII $210,000
Adam Bitter GENERAL COUNSEL V $224,508
David Nelson DEPUTY DIRECTOR III $265,008