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Custodian Ii Salary in Austin, Texas

In Austin, the State of Texas reports 19 public employees holding the CUSTODIAN II classification. Average annual base pay is $32,288, with a median of $32,400 and a range from $16,610 to $36,221. The largest employer of this title in Austin is HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION.

Employees19
Average pay$32,288
Median pay$32,400
Top earner$36,221

How Austin compares for the CUSTODIAN II role

Across all of Texas state government, the average base pay for the CUSTODIAN II classification is $32,288, calculated from 19 employees in 2+ agencies statewide. In Austin specifically the average sits at $32,288, which runs about 0% below 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 CUSTODIAN II role pays about 74% 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 CUSTODIAN II hub.

Within Austin, the CUSTODIAN II classification appears at 2 different state employers: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, STATE PRESERVATION BOARD. The single largest employer is HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, which accounts for 18 of the 19 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 Custodian Iis in Austin by pay

NameAgencyAnnual payHire date
Erik Olea HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $36,221 June 16, 2023
Arthur Karwedsky HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $36,221 February 1, 2022
Grisel Pando HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $36,221 September 1, 2017
Consuelo Medina HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $36,221 November 1, 2019
Lilia Monroy HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $36,221 September 1, 2017
Kenneth Devore HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $36,221 September 1, 2017
Lauren Echols HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $36,221 March 1, 2023
Doris Storr HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $33,221 September 1, 2023
Larro Tidwell HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $33,221 August 1, 2024
Claudia Delgado STATE PRESERVATION BOARD $32,400 March 10, 2025
Tyler Alford HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $32,336 April 16, 2025
Erica Ray HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $32,336 December 1, 2025
Michael Hernandez HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $32,336 October 1, 2025
Ernesto Ortega HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $32,336 December 1, 2025
Christopher Meredith HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $32,336 August 18, 2025
Tsega Gebreslesie HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $32,336 July 16, 2025
Mario Lerma HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $32,336 November 1, 2025
Ruben Rodriguez HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $18,110 May 1, 2020
Bruce Bailey HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $16,610 June 16, 2022

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 CUSTODIAN II 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 CUSTODIAN II role pays in other Texas cities, the CUSTODIAN II 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.