Chief Data Officer pay range
State of Texas · class code 0218
- Class code
- 0218
- Pay group
- B30
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Chief Data Officer is $112,047 to $189,499 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 0218.
- 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 Data Officer 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 data analysis and architecture work, providing direction and guidance on strategic operations and planning and developing policies, standards, designs, and action plans on enterprise-wide information governance, data system integrity and integration, and the use of data for business intelligence and analytics as they relate to strategic planning and assessment.
Examples of the work
Oversees the design, integration, and staging of data warehouses and data marts. Develops and maintains controls on data quality and integrity, including the deployment of data quality monitoring systems and processes. Develops policies and controls for the appropriate protection of enterprise information assets through a defined life cycle. Defines, manages, and controls master data and metadata management policies, controls, and standards. Works collaboratively with business units across the agency to define data elements and reporting standards. Identifies emerging methods and technologies related to data/information management and analysis.
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
Chief Data Officer in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $54.11 | $97.39 | $112,540 to $202,572 |
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.