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Sara Higginbotham

PROGRAM SPECIALIST V at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

$80,039Annualized pay
$6,670Monthly rate
October 1, 2007Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameSara Higginbotham
Job titlePROGRAM SPECIALIST V
AgencyTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Annualized base pay$80,039
Monthly rate$6,670
Hire dateOctober 1, 2007
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID54774

About this record

Sara Higginbotham is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a PROGRAM SPECIALIST V at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. 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 V at this agency typically pays $71,370 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $57,867 to $87,045. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE as a whole employs 33 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $98,481.

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Nancy Lumbi COMPLIANCE ANALYST II $64,080
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