Deputy First Assistant pay range
State of Texas · class code 1643
- Class code
- 1643
- Pay group
- B35
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Deputy First Assistant is $180,453 to $305,191 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 1643.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
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 highly advanced and/or managerial (senior-level) legal work directing strategic operations and planning of legal, administrative, financial, or budgetary activities; establishing strategic plans, goals, and objectives; developing policies; reviewing guidelines, procedures, rules, and regulations; establishing priorities, standards, and measurement tools; coordinating and evaluating program activities; and reviewing and approving budgets. Supervises the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. This job classification series is reserved for the Office of the Attorney General.
Examples of the work
Directs and approves the preparation of the budget and determines long-range budgetary plans. Directs activities of staff within program areas. Directs and establishes goals and standards for several divisions and/or specific program areas. Directs the creation, review, analysis, and evaluation of legislation, regulations, and policies. Oversees the planning and implementation of research projects and training programs. Formulates long-range objectives, goals, and priorities for programs. Advises the Attorney General and First Assistant Attorney General on management and legal issues. Resolves human resources, administrative, and organizational issues.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in management in a relevant legal assignment. Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor (JD) degree. Member in good standing with the State Bar of Texas.
Special requirements
Must be licensed as an attorney in the State of Texas in accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 81.102.
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.