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David Smeltzer

GENERAL COUNSEL IV at PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS

$223,770Annualized pay
$18,648Monthly rate
November 1, 2013Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameDavid Smeltzer
Job titleGENERAL COUNSEL IV
AgencyPUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Annualized base pay$223,770
Monthly rate$18,648
Hire dateNovember 1, 2013
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID92927

About this record

David Smeltzer is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a GENERAL COUNSEL IV at PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. 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 GENERAL COUNSEL IV at this agency typically pays $206,212 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $151,924 to $229,295. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS as a whole employs 25 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $211,337.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS with annualized pay closest to $223,770.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Jena Abel GENERAL COUNSEL IV $222,727
Mark Hovenkamp GENERAL COUNSEL IV $220,107
Hunter Burkhalter GENERAL COUNSEL IV $220,107
Richard Parsons DIRECTOR VII $216,972
Harika Basaran DIRECTOR VII $211,104
Marisa Lopez Wagley GENERAL COUNSEL V $238,386
Davida Dwyer GENERAL COUNSEL V $238,500
David Gordon GENERAL COUNSEL IV $202,362