Aircraft Pilot III pay range
State of Texas · class code 9630
- Class code
- 9630
- Pay group
- B28
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Aircraft Pilot III is $92,600 to $156,612 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 9630.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Aircraft Pilot 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 aviation work involving planning and coordinating aeronautical operations, operating aircraft, and providing air transport services for passengers and cargo.
Examples of the work
Oversees activities of the aircraft operations unit. Coordinates and files flight plans with flight service station. Administers directives related to pilot proficiency, safety, inspection and maintenance procedures, and aircraft utilization reporting requirements as required by Federal Aviation Administration and state regulations. Evaluates technological and equipment innovations for cost-effectiveness, potential utilization, and applicability. Establishes and maintains liaison with other governmental and law enforcement agencies. Operates aircraft to transport passengers and designated goods. Operates radio equipment aboard aircraft.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in piloting single- and multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent is generally preferred. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
Special requirements
Requires a commercial pilot’s license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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.