Payroll Specialist I pay range
State of Texas · class code 1291
- Class code
- 1291
- Pay group
- B15
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Payroll Specialist I is $38,976 to $58,045 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 1291.
- 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 Payroll 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 payroll processing work involving payroll preparation and maintaining payroll records.
Examples of the work
Processes and reviews automated and manual employee payrolls in compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures. Maintains appropriate payroll processing controls and assists with setups of deductions, garnishments, voluntary deductions, termination, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificates (W-4s), and direct deposits, including returned monies and payment cancellations. Answers questions and resolves issues related to payroll matters and tax issues. Processes new hire orientation paperwork. Performs related work as assigned. DESCRIPTION OF LEVELS Examples of work and descriptions are meant to progress through the levels.
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.
Nearby classes in Texas
Payroll Specialist I in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | $27,827 | $114,532 | $27,827 to $114,532 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.