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Melissa Benoist

PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV at DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES

$62,473Annualized pay
$5,206Monthly rate
December 1, 2007Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameMelissa Benoist
Job titlePROGRAM SPECIALIST IV
AgencyDEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Annualized base pay$62,473
Monthly rate$5,206
Hire dateDecember 1, 2007
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID32146

About this record

Melissa Benoist is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV at DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. 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. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES as a whole employs 122 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $93,630.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES with annualized pay closest to $62,473.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Revequa Mata PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV $62,044
Darla Rice INSPECTOR V $61,620
Alvin Brown INSPECTOR V $61,620
Alfonso Herrera INSPECTOR V $61,620
Derrick Sanders INSPECTOR V $61,620
Joe Trevino PROGRAM SPECIALIST V $63,400
Ramon Sanchez FINANCIAL ANALYST I $61,418
Amber Smith SANITARIAN II $63,714