Chief Trader I pay range
State of Texas · class code 1175
- Class code
- 1175
- Pay group
- B31
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Chief Trader I is $123,252 to $208,449 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 1175.
- 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 Chief Trader 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 advanced management and securities trading work involving overseeing and/or researching, analyzing, and evaluating trading information to implement approved investment policies and programs.
Examples of the work
Oversees the collection, compilation, analysis, and preparation of trading-related data for presentation in graphic, tabular, or composition for required financial reports. Directs the organization’s securities trading operations and controls overall commissions and trading expenses. Works with investment management and portfolio managers to develop trading programs. Serves as a liaison with the securities industry and regulatory organizations regarding trading issues. Develops and maintains relationships with securities dealers, conducts analyses on trading activities to determine best timing and broker, and negotiates rates to get best prices and efficiency.
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.