Retirement System Benefits pay range
State of Texas · class code 2918
- Class code
- 2918
- Pay group
- B26
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Retirement System Benefits is $76,530 to $129,430 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 2918.
- 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 Retirement System Benefits 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 retirement or benefits program administration and assistance work involving maintaining and updating member benefit records, monitoring and/or determining benefits eligibility and processing applications for benefits, assisting clients with retirement or benefits program inquiries, and conducting retirement or benefits seminars.
How it differs from neighbouring classes
The Retirement System Benefits Specialist job classification series is intended for employees who provide counseling and guidance to members in understanding and selecting benefits and review eligibility and compliance with laws and regulations. In contrast, the Retirement System Operational Specialist job classification series is intended for employees who are primarily responsible for processing transactions and maintaining records related to retirement system operations.
Examples of the work
Calculates costs of securing retirement credit for military, withdrawn, delinquent, or other types of special services. Counsels members on benefit options and procedures consistent with applicable rules and laws. Provides information on and interprets laws, rules, and procedures governing employee retirement and benefits programs. Reviews applications for benefits and related legal documents for compliance, accuracy, and completeness. Processes service or disability retirement applications and death claims for beneficiaries. Reconciles member benefits accounts and resolves discrepancies.
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.