School Safety and Security pay range
State of Texas · class code 2780
- Class code
- 2780
- Pay group
- B27
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for School Safety and Security is $84,182 to $142,374 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 2780.
- 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 School Safety and Security 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 school safety and security work planning, developing, and implementing school safety and security protocols for Texas public schools. Work involves coordinating statewide preparedness and response for school campus incidents, providing on-site technical assistance and training to regional education service centers and local education agencies, monitoring statewide school safety initiatives, and applying best practices for student behavioral threat assessments.
Examples of the work
Develops and provides physical and technical security expertise to Texas public schools and school districts to configure safety measures in schools. Performs compliance monitoring and audits. Plans and coordinates school safety trainings for regional educational service centers and local education agencies. Serves as a liaison with local education agencies, governmental agencies, and local law enforcement agencies to coordinate and promote school safety programs. Serves as a resource in legislative hearings. Works with legislative staff in the development of school safety legislation. Provides expert testimony in court. Performs related work as assigned.
Special requirements
May require certification as a Texas peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Must possess a valid driver license.
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.