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General Counsel Iv Salary in Austin, Texas
In Austin, the State of Texas reports 18 public employees holding the GENERAL COUNSEL IV classification. Average annual base pay is $206,212, with a median of $210,479 and a range from $151,924 to $229,295. The largest employer of this title in Austin is PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS.
How Austin compares for the GENERAL COUNSEL IV role
Across all of Texas state government, the average base pay for the GENERAL COUNSEL IV classification is $206,212, calculated from 18 employees in 6+ agencies statewide. In Austin specifically the average sits at $206,212, 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 GENERAL COUNSEL IV role pays about 68% more than the citywide average of $122,907. That places this title in the upper half of Austin's state workforce by pay, reflecting both the seniority that this classification typically carries and the agency mix that employs it locally. 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 GENERAL COUNSEL IV hub.
Within Austin, the GENERAL COUNSEL IV classification appears at 12 different state employers: PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS, TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, TEXAS SPACE COMMISSION, GENERAL LAND OFFICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES, TEXAS PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY, RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS, TEXAS FACILITIES COMMISSION, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. The single largest employer is PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS, which accounts for 5 of the 18 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.
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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 GENERAL COUNSEL IV 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 GENERAL COUNSEL IV role pays in other Texas cities, the GENERAL COUNSEL IV 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.