Natural Resources pay range
State of Texas · class code 2686
- Class code
- 2686
- Pay group
- B24
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Natural Resources is $65,104 to $106,634 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 2686.
- 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 Natural Resources Specialist 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 natural resources work involving conservation, management, protection, preservation, or utilization of natural resources.
Examples of the work
Performs data collection, research, analysis, evaluations, inspections, and/or surveys to determine the impact on natural resources. Collects and analyzes natural resources, including environmental and/or botanical samples, as well as chemicals, toxic dust, pollutants, and/or other contaminants. Conducts inspections, surveys, assessments, and studies; evaluates results with regard to their impact on natural resources; prepares recommendations regarding findings; and conducts follow-up inspections as required. Evaluates compliance requests and develops strategies for remedies. Prepares technical papers, permits, publications, and reports.
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.