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Investigations Guides Newsletters Events Data About Donate Menu Close Donate About Investigations Guides Newsletters Events Data Government Salaries Explorer This database of compensation for Texas state employees is published by The Texas Tribune , a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. We publish this information because we believe that disclosing how tax dollars are spent is in the public interest. Updated: April 1, 2024 • Download all data Search for an employee or agency First validation error Second validation erroror See all agencies 113 Agencies 149,050 Government Employees $54,338 Median Salary What will you find in this database? This database has salary information for positions at all 113 agencies in the Texas state government. The Tribune obtained this data by requesting salary records from the state comptroller, as allowed by the Texas Public Information Act. We no longer publish salaries for other employees. Learn more about this change on our FAQ and About pages. Scroll down to learn about how the Texas state government is structured, and how the data works: Skip to end Explore salary data for all 113 agencies Every state employee, whether it’s Gov. Greg Abbott or a customer service representative, has a salary paid by taxpayers. This database shows how much those workers make relative to their colleagues. Lower salary Higher salary Number of employees Click circle to navigate to the agency Search for an employee or agency First validation error Second validation erroror See all agencies This is "Jane," a Texas state park ranger . She makes $ a year working at one of Texas’ 89 state parks . Jane is one of park ranger s . They make around the same salary. Lower salary Higher salary Besides park ranger s, thousands of other people work for the Parks and Wildlife Department . The executive director makes $ , Jane’s salary. The median salary at the Parks and Wildlife Department is $ . We’ll see how that compares with other departments in the state government. STATE WORKERS SURVEY Do you work for the state of Texas? The Texas Tribune and our investigative partners at ProPublica want to hear from you . SEND US A TIP Got a tip? Reach out to The Texas Tribune: tips@texastribune.org . You can read our tips page for more information on sending a confidential tip. Questions? Read our story about why we rebuilt and redesigned the explorer. The Tribune also answers frequently asked questions about the salaries data and shares our methodology . Donate View your giving history Contact us Advertise Send us a confidential tip © 2022 The Texas Tribune Topics Congress Courts Criminal justice Demographics Economy Energy Environment Health care Higher education Immigration Politics Public education State government Transportation View all Company InfoOur Staff Jobs Who Funds Us? Strategic Plan Republishing Guidelines Code of Ethics Terms of Service Privacy Policy Corrections Feeds Newsletters Audio Video Social Media Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Reddit Join our Facebook Group, This Is Your...