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Evening, Night or Weekend Shift Salary Differential
Specific Agencies and Other Considerations

Texas Facilities Commission Employees

The Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) is authorized to pay an additional night shift differential to employees in the Facilities Design and Construction Division and the Planning and Real Estate Management Division. TFC determines the amount of the shift differential and the eligible employees.

Texas Juvenile Justice Department Employees

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) is authorized to pay an additional shift differential to:

  • Juvenile Corrections Officers I
  • Juvenile Correctional Officers II
  • Juvenile Correctional Officers III
  • Juvenile Correctional Officers IV
  • Juvenile Correctional Officers V
  • Juvenile Correctional Officers VI

TJJD may base the shift differential on facility geographic location, facility classification, and for evening, nights, and weekends. The resulting salary rate, including the shift differential, must not exceed the rate designated as the maximum rate for the applicable salary group.

Texas Workforce Commission Employees

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is authorized to pay shift differential pay to employees in the vocational rehabilitation program. TWC must develop and implement policies related to the amounts of shift differential and circumstances in which eligible employees will be paid.

Texas Department of Transportation Employees

The Texas Department of Transportation may pay an evening or night shift salary differential not to exceed 15 percent of the monthly pay rate to its employees who work the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. shift or the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift, or their equivalents.

A weekend shift salary differential not to exceed 5 percent of the monthly pay rate may be paid to persons who work weekend shifts.

The evening or night shift salary differential may be paid in addition to the weekend shift salary differential.

Other Considerations

Agencies must consider evening, night and weekend shift salary differentials when calculating the amount of an employee’s retirement contributions, federal income tax withholding or withholding for taxes imposed under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.

Sources

General Appropriations Act (GAA), Article II, Section 2 in the Special Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Services Agencies; GAA, Article I, Rider 11 in the appropriations to the Texas Facilities Commission; GAA, Article V, Rider 21 in the appropriations to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; GAA, Rider 16(f) in the appropriations to the Texas Department of Transportation; GAA, Article IX, Section 3.05; Labor Code, Section 352.106 related to Texas Workforce Commission.