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Jose Buentello

INSPECTOR I at DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

$43,348Annualized pay
$3,612Monthly rate
October 15, 2025Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameJose Buentello
Job titleINSPECTOR I
AgencyDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Annualized base pay$43,348
Monthly rate$3,612
Hire dateOctober 15, 2025
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID1806022

About this record

Jose Buentello is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a INSPECTOR I at DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 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 INSPECTOR I at this agency typically pays $43,348 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $43,348 to $43,348. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE as a whole employs 15 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $118,498.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE with annualized pay closest to $43,348.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Vernay Reber INSPECTOR II $49,800
Kaila Carrillo PROGRAM SPECIALIST II $51,000
Andrew Watkins PROGRAM SPECIALIST III $58,800
Matthew Douglas CHEMIST III $67,410
Austin Ourada PROGRAM SUPERVISOR IV $68,040
Martin Castorena COMPLIANCE ANALYST II $69,300
Oluwatoyin Akinmeji COMPLIANCE ANALYST II $69,300
Lamargo Watts COMPLIANCE ANALYST IV $80,187