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: July 1, 2021 • Download all data

AGENCY

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Total employees

2,597
Median salary

$66,000
Minimum salary

$6,630
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	1,504	57%	$62,193
Male	1,093	42%	$70,620

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	17	< 1%	$63,835
Asian	216	8%	$75,036
Black	437	16%	$60,000
Hispanic	796	30%	$59,924
Other	16	< 1%	$55,574
White	1,115	42%	$74,584

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	128	4%	$56,376
1-10 years	1,499	57%	$62,014
10-20 years	665	25%	$73,781
20+ years	305	11%	$78,953

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.