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Customer Service Rep Iii Salary in Austin, Texas

In Austin, the State of Texas reports 15 public employees holding the CUSTOMER SERVICE REP III classification. Average annual base pay is $47,236, with a median of $48,000 and a range from $39,948 to $57,155. The largest employer of this title in Austin is PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT.

Employees15
Average pay$47,236
Median pay$48,000
Top earner$57,155

How Austin compares for the CUSTOMER SERVICE REP III role

Across all of Texas state government, the average base pay for the CUSTOMER SERVICE REP III classification is $47,236, calculated from 15 employees in 6+ agencies statewide. In Austin specifically the average sits at $47,236, 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 CUSTOMER SERVICE REP III role pays about 62% 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 CUSTOMER SERVICE REP III hub.

Within Austin, the CUSTOMER SERVICE REP III classification appears at 8 different state employers: PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, TEXAS DEPT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, OFFICE OF INJURED EMPLOYEE COUNSEL. The single largest employer is PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, which accounts for 3 of the 15 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 Customer Service Rep Iiis in Austin by pay

NameAgencyAnnual payHire date
Rachel Miller PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT $57,155 November 1, 2014
Nathan Darsch OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR $52,000 April 7, 2025
Sendy Aviles COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS $50,696 July 15, 2021
Rosalinda Cruz PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT $49,533 February 8, 2010
Antonio Vargas PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT $49,533 May 17, 2021
Luis Rodriguez Martinez TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE $48,000 January 20, 2026
Kimberly Phillips TEXAS DEPT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION $48,000 May 1, 2018
Terri Mcgowen TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE $48,000 June 10, 2024
Melisha Shaw TEXAS DEPT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION $48,000 October 1, 2021
Liseta Ortiz OFFICE OF INJURED EMPLOYEE COUNSEL $46,993 September 1, 2019
Smitha Rose TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES $45,873 January 1, 2024
Jacqueline Ruiz Hernandez TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES $43,200 March 1, 2021
Jennifer Doerrer TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION $41,657 February 3, 2009
Alonso Rodriguez TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION $39,948 May 23, 2022
Adelita Trevino TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION $39,948 October 1, 2018

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 CUSTOMER SERVICE REP 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 CUSTOMER SERVICE REP III role pays in other Texas cities, the CUSTOMER SERVICE REP 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.