Child Support Technician I pay range
State of Texas · class code 5551
- Class code
- 5551
- Pay group
- A11
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Child Support Technician I is $32,332 to $47,355 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 5551.
- 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 Child Support Technician 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 child support program technical assistance work involving preparing legal and administrative documents and correspondence, opening cases in the child support master file system, responding to inquiries regarding case and payment status, and coordinating dockets and paternity testing.
Examples of the work
Reviews child support cases to ensure completeness of information and documentation, and obtains missing information or documents from parents, court records, and other sources. Prepares cases for court, which may include filing pleadings, setting cases on docket, monitoring service, and attending court as needed. Monitors computer databases to identify new or updated information. Enters, retrieves, and updates child support case information in child support computer systems. Verifies location and employment information using all available sources. Performs money-handling duties to process child support payments. Researches court orders.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in administrative support, legal secretary, or child support program work. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent is generally preferred. Education and experience may be substituted for one another.
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.