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Adult Protective Services Specialist IV pay range

State of Texas · class code 5005

$48,244 to $76,028 per year$48,244$76,028MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $62,136 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of Texas

Class code
5005
Pay group
B19
Pay unit
Year
State
Texas

Class specification

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Adult Protective Services Specialist series, which includes this class. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.

What the state says the job is

Performs adult protective services work involving obtaining information; investigating reports of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the elderly and adults with disabilities; and participating in taking corrective action.

Examples of the work

Obtains information; investigates reports of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the elderly or adults with disabilities; investigates emergency situations; and takes corrective action. Assesses client needs for degree and priority of services and develops service plans. Advises, counsels, and interviews clients, family members, and others to gather social, functional, and physical and mental health information for evaluation. Removes persons in dangerous situations from homes and admits them to emergency shelters until other services are found. Arranges for medical and psychiatric examinations or treatments.

Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.

Where this comes from

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.

Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.

Nearby classes in Texas

Licensed Vocational Nurse $48,244 to $76,028Psychological Associate I $48,244 to $76,028Sergeant of Correctional Officers $48,244 to $76,028Parole Officer III $48,244 to $76,028Child Protective Services Specialist IV $48,244 to $76,028Protective Services Intake $48,244 to $76,028Vocational Rehabilitation $48,244 to $76,028Chaplain II $48,244 to $76,028

Adult Protective Services Specialist IV in other states

StateMinimumMaximumPer year at full time
Oklahoma$36,784$152,428$36,784 to $152,428

Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.

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