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, 2021 • Download all data

AGENCY

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Total employees

2,600
Median salary

$66,000
Minimum salary

$9,141
Maximum salary

$258,500

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as female.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	1,516	58%	$62,101
Male	1,084	41%	$71,598

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	14	< 1%	$64,101
Asian	217	8%	$74,486
Black	442	17%	$60,000
Hispanic	791	30%	$60,000
Other	18	< 1%	$49,680
White	1,118	43%	$74,535

Length of employment

A majority of employees have worked at the Comptroller of Public Accounts for one to 10 years.

Length of employment	Employees	Percent	Median salary
1 year or less	87	3%	$60,000
1-10 years	1,532	58%	$62,014
10-20 years	684	26%	$73,558
20+ years	297	11%	$79,409

Employment status

Most employees at this agency are full-time. Employment status refers to whether an employee is listed as working part or full time and is based on hours worked in a week.