Human Rights Officer I pay range
State of Texas · class code 5720
- Class code
- 5720
- Pay group
- B19
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Human Rights Officer I is $48,244 to $76,028 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 5720.
- 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 Human Rights 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 human rights work involving the promotion and protection of the legal and basic human rights of persons served and the investigation and resolution of human rights-related complaints and issues presented by persons served and other interested parties.
Examples of the work
Conducts observations and interviews to ensure compliance with regulations, state and federal laws, policies, and procedures that are related to the human rights of persons served. Investigates and resolves complaints related to human rights issues. Plans and facilitates meetings to ensure due process for recommended human rights restrictions and modifications. Provides quality assurance monitoring and documentation of human rights and restrictive practices through periodic attendance at meetings, chart reviews, and visitation to homes. Provides input and makes recommendations for systemic improvements to decrease incidents of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
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.