Trader I pay range
State of Texas · class code 1161
- Class code
- 1161
- Pay group
- B25
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Trader I is $69,572 to $114,099 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 1161.
- 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 Trader 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 securities trading work involving identifying, analyzing, and executing trades; monitoring market activities; presenting reports regarding trading activity and market conditions; and negotiating rates.
Examples of the work
Identifies and tracks market conditions and trends; and advises management on transactions, including determination of timing, order size, price level, method of execution, and broker. Searches the market(s) for optimal opportunities for the fund. Executes trades in accordance with management direction to achieve the best possible price, commission, and time frame. Communicates trade and market information to traders and management, and maintains records of all transactions. Collects, compiles, analyzes, and prepares data for required financial reports used by traders and management. Performs related work as assigned.
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.