Network Specialist I pay range
State of Texas · class code 0287
- Class code
- 0287
- Pay group
- B17
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Network Specialist I is $42,976 to $64,469 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 0287.
- 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 Network 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 network systems work involving the implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of local area networks, wide area networks, Internet or intranet systems, and network segments.
How it differs from neighbouring classes
The Network Specialist job classification series is intended for employees who are responsible for the planning, design, development, maintenance, and operation of the agency's network systems. This includes designing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining the local area and wide area networks, including routers, switches, gateways, and applications servers.
Examples of the work
Performs network startup and shutdown procedures; maintains control records. Monitors the status of the network to ensure that all devices are working properly. Performs tuning and capacity planning activities to enhance the performance of network resources. Gathers data pertaining to customers’ needs and uses information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements. Installs, tests, and maintains network hardware and software; analyzes network utility and availability. Maintains the network’s physical and logical structures, including network connections.
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.