Use The Texas Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer to review the compensation of hundreds of thousands of state and municipal employees in Texas, including those working for state agencies, public universities, school districts and mass-transit entities. This data is obtained by requesting salary records from those public entities through the Texas Public Information Act.

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73
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Recently updated entities

Name Type Employees Median salary Last updated
Austin City 15,376 $62,358 3/7/2018
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center University 4,300 $51,222 1/22/2018
Dallas County County 7,288 $49,338 1/22/2018
University of Houston University 10,961 $60,000 1/8/2018
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio University Hospital 5,650 $51,249 11/27/2017
University of Texas of the Permian Basin Universtiy 598 $48,172 11/21/2017
Dallas County Community College District Community College 7,087 $55,513 11/20/2017
University of Texas at Tyler University 2,380 $51,000 11/14/2017
Tarrant County College Community College 6,489 $55,555 11/13/2017
University of Texas System Administration University 705 $91,800 10/30/2017
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Highest-paid employees

Name Title Entity Department Compensation
Kevin W. Sumlin Coach Texas A&M University Athletic Director $5,000,000
Shaka Smart Head Coach University of Texas at Austin Intercollegiate Athletics $3,040,417
Thomas J. Herman Head Coach University of Texas at Austin Intercollegiate Athletics $2,746,220
William McRaven Chancellor University of Texas System Administration Chancellor $1,200,000
Robert Douglas Benjamin Jaquiss Professor UT Southwestern Medical Center CTS Pediatric $1,100,000
Michael K. Young President Texas A&M University President, Tamu $1,000,000
Syed Adil Husain Professor The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Cardiothoracic Surgery $1,000,000
Kevin Bozic Professor (Medical Affiliated) University of Texas at Austin Department Of Surgery And Perioperative Care $969,500
Michael Ray Williams President University of North Texas Health Science Center Office Of The President $960,000
Kenneth Mathis Visiting Associate Professor The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Orthopedic Surgery $960,000
Henry Huntington Batjer, III Professor & Chairman UT Southwestern Medical Center Neurological Surgery $950,000
Daniel K. Podolsky President UT Southwestern Medical Center Ofc of the President - Admin $944,316
David S. Woodward Athletic Director Texas A&M University President, Tamu $935,000
Stephen G. Swisher Division Head The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Surgery $931,825
Raymond E. Sawaya Chair The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Neurosurgery $927,464
John S. Sharp Chancellor Texas A&M System Offices Bor - Direct Reports $900,000
Stephen Hahn Deputy President, Coo The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Deputy President & Coo $880,000
Karen Aston Head Coach University of Texas at Austin Intercollegiate Athletics $880,000
Ramesh Hariharan Visiting Professor The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Actat-Ep Heart $865,000
Thomas A. Buchholz Professor The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Radiation Oncology Department $858,300
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