Radio Communications pay range
State of Texas · class code 9704
- Class code
- 9704
- Pay group
- A15
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Radio Communications 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 9704.
- 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 Radio Communications Technician 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 radio communications technical work installing and repairing two-way mobile communications and associated equipment, inspecting and adjusting radio transmitting and receiving equipment, performing non-licensed technical repairs, and cleaning and replacing defective parts.
Examples of the work
Installs two-way radio mobile transceivers, electronic sirens, emergency lighting systems, mobile video systems, computer equipment, and associated electronic equipment. Installs equipment shelters and emergency power plants at base station installations. Installs emergency communications equipment. Performs repairs to mobile system equipment installations. Repairs and rebuilds communication equipment and parts. Tests operational capacities of mobile installations. Cleans and replaces defective parts. Provides ground assistance for base station, microwave antenna, and transmission line installations. Performs related work as assigned.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in radio installation, maintenance, and repair work. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent, supplemented by courses in communications and electronics or automotive electrical systems repair and maintenance, is generally preferred. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
Special requirements
May require a Federal Communications Commission General Radiotelephone Operator License (PG).
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.