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Natural Resources Spec Ii Salary in Austin, Texas

In Austin, the State of Texas reports 7 public employees holding the NATURAL RESOURCES SPEC II classification. Average annual base pay is $58,597, with a median of $58,288 and a range from $53,448 to $64,210. The largest employer of this title in Austin is TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

Employees7
Average pay$58,597
Median pay$58,288
Top earner$64,210

How Austin compares for the NATURAL RESOURCES SPEC II role

Across all of Texas state government, the average base pay for the NATURAL RESOURCES SPEC II classification is $58,597, calculated from 7 employees in 2+ agencies statewide. In Austin specifically the average sits at $58,597, 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 NATURAL RESOURCES SPEC II role pays about 52% 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 NATURAL RESOURCES SPEC II hub.

Within Austin, the NATURAL RESOURCES SPEC II classification appears at 2 different state employers: TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. The single largest employer is TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, which accounts for 5 of the 7 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 Natural Resources Spec Iis in Austin by pay

NameAgencyAnnual payHire date
Reese Pennell PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT $64,210 January 16, 2024
Audrey Naughton PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT $64,210 February 1, 2025
Maya Soojhai TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY $58,288 August 12, 2024
Morgan Kopcho TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY $58,288 July 1, 2024
Gabrielle Price TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY $58,288 July 7, 2025
Noe Carrasco TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY $53,448 November 1, 2025
Prabin Adhikari TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY $53,448 November 1, 2025

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 NATURAL RESOURCES SPEC 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 NATURAL RESOURCES SPEC II role pays in other Texas cities, the NATURAL RESOURCES SPEC 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.