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Asst Attorney General Iii Salary in Austin, Texas

In Austin, the State of Texas reports 4 public employees holding the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL III classification. Average annual base pay is $109,353, with a median of $109,354 and a range from $105,000 to $113,703. The largest employer of this title in Austin is OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Employees4
Average pay$109,353
Median pay$109,354
Top earner$113,703

How Austin compares for the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL III role

Across all of Texas state government, the average base pay for the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL III classification is $109,353, calculated from 4 employees in 1+ agencies statewide. In Austin specifically the average sits at $109,353, which runs about 0% above the statewide figure for this role — a difference of $0.00 per year between an average Austin incumbent and an average Texas incumbent in the same classification. That gap is consistent with what you would expect given the mix of employers active in Austin and the cost-of-living posture of the metro relative to other Texas cities.

Compared to all public-sector employees in Austin (regardless of title), the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL III role pays about 11% less than the citywide average of $122,907. That places this title below the citywide average, which is common for support, technical, and entry-level state classifications — the citywide figure is pulled upward by the state's senior medical, judicial, executive, and academic-leadership salaries. For an apples-to-apples comparison against other roles in Austin, see our city profile for Austin or compare against the same title in other Texas cities via the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL III hub.

Within Austin, the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL III classification appears at 1 different state employer: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The single largest employer is OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, which accounts for 4 of the 4 reported records in this combination. Where multiple agencies employ the same classification, pay variation is normal — agencies set individual pay within the state classification plan's salary band based on tenure, market conditions, and any agency-specific salary supplements that have been authorized by the Legislature or by the agency's governing board.

Top Asst Attorney General Iiis in Austin by pay

NameAgencyAnnual payHire date
Daniel Flood OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $113,703 December 18, 2017
Justine Isabelle Tan OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $110,321 September 13, 2021
David Shatto OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $108,388 December 1, 2021
Adrianna Perez OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $105,000 December 18, 2023

Reading this number in context

The annual pay column on this page reflects what the State of Texas reports as the employee’s annualized base salary at the time of the most recent payroll snapshot. It does not include benefits, retirement contributions (such as TRS or ERS employer contributions), longevity pay, hazardous-duty pay, paid leave cash-outs, contract buyouts, or any supplements paid out of foundation, athletic, or grant funds — categories that can add materially to total compensation, especially in academic medical centers and senior university roles. Use the figures here as an apples-to-apples baseline for comparison; treat them as the starting point of a conversation, not the final word.

Two employees in Austin with the same ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL III title can earn very different amounts for legitimate reasons. The State of Texas operates a position classification plan in which most titles map to a salary group with a defined minimum, midpoint, and maximum, and agencies are free to set individual pay anywhere within that band. Universities and elected-officials’ offices are exempt from the standard plan altogether and set pay independently. Tenure, prior agency service, market-pay adjustments approved under Texas Government Code Chapter 659, and acting-leadership stipends all contribute to within-title variation. For the full set of caveats, see our methodology.

If you want to compare what the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL III role pays in other Texas cities, the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL III hub aggregates every reported incumbent statewide. To see what other classifications pay in Austin, the Austin city profile breaks down the local mix of employers and titles. For peer roles, the job-titles index is the master list.