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Christopher Dowdy

CAPT, GAME WARDEN at PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

$138,581Annualized pay
$11,548Monthly rate
March 1, 2002Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameChristopher Dowdy
Job titleCAPT, GAME WARDEN
AgencyPARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
Annualized base pay$138,581
Monthly rate$11,548
Hire dateMarch 1, 2002
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID191339

About this record

Christopher Dowdy is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a CAPT, GAME WARDEN at PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. 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 CAPT, GAME WARDEN at this agency typically pays $138,581 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $138,581 to $138,581. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT as a whole employs 108 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $77,157.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT with annualized pay closest to $138,581.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Craig Hernandez CAPT, GAME WARDEN $138,581
David Buggs DIRECTOR II $136,788
Douglas Huggins MAJ, STATE PARK POLICE OFFICER $149,896
Paul Geeslin DIRECTOR III $150,235
Kirk Jenkins GAME WARDEN $98,085
Jimmy Woolley GAME WARDEN $98,085
Michael Hobson Jr MANAGER III $96,000
Michael Dushay GAME WARDEN $93,937