Government salary transparency for Texas — how we built it

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPEC I

Texas state employees in the role of TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPEC I. We have 4 employee records on file, spread across 2+ state agencies.

4Employees
$51,270Average pay
$46,590Lowest pay
$65,309Highest pay
Found at: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

About this role

The TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPEC I classification is used across multiple Texas state agencies. In the OpenPayrolls dataset, 4 employees hold this title, with annualized pay ranging from $46,590 to $65,309 and an average of $51,270. The spread between the highest and lowest paid in this role is $18,719.

Pay variation within a single Texas state classification is normal and expected. The State of Texas operates a position classification plan in which most titles correspond to a salary group with a defined minimum, midpoint, and maximum. Agencies are free to set individual pay anywhere within that band based on the employee's experience, prior agency service, market conditions for the specialty, and any agency-specific salary supplements. Universities, certain regulatory boards, and elected officials' offices are not bound by the standard classification plan at all and set pay independently — which is why the same job title can show very different numbers depending on the employer.

This role appears most often at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION. Click any agency to see its full payroll, or scroll down for the complete list of employees who hold this title in our dataset.

Geographically, the TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPEC I role concentrates in Austin. Cost-of-living, agency funding source, and tenure all contribute to the city-by-city variation in posted pay. For full context, read our methodology and browse comparable Texas roles in the job titles index.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPEC I by city

City-specific salary breakdowns for the TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPEC I role. Each page includes local averages, top earners, and the agencies hiring locally.

Employees holding this title

Page 1 of 1 · Showing 4 of 4 records, sorted by annual pay.

NameAgencyAnnual payHire date
Stephen Morgan HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $65,309 September 1, 2017
Wade Jackson DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY $46,590 October 15, 2025
James Maciel DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY $46,590 March 15, 2024
Daniel Pena DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY $46,590 February 15, 2022