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Biometrics Analyst III pay range

State of Texas · class code 6117

$42,976 to $64,469 per year$42,976$64,469MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $53,722 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of Texas

Class code
6117
Pay group
B17
Pay unit
Year
State
Texas

Class specification

The State Auditor's Office job description (series) for this class is published by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office. 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 biometrics identification and classification work involving classifying, comparing, evaluating, matching, and processing fingerprints, palm prints, iris images, and facial images within identification and criminal justice systems.

Examples of the work

Receives, processes, and consolidates biometric transactions with fingerprints, palm prints, iris images, and facial images within identification and criminal justice systems. Compares, verifies, and edits fingerprint and palm print submissions in identification systems; and compares and evaluates iris and facial images for enrollment into criminal justice systems. Compares 10-print fingerprint records to thumbprints on driver’s licenses or identification records for identification purposes. Retrieves data and documents associated with records that may have multiple state identification numbers. Verifies that fingerprint submissions with palm prints match to 10-print records.

Minimum qualifications

Experience in fingerprint identification and classification work. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent is generally preferred. Education and experience may be substituted for one another.

Special requirements

For all levels May require registration, certification, or licensure in a specialty area.

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.

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