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, 2020 • Download all data

AGENCY

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Total employees

2,748
Median salary

$64,440
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	1,588	57%	$62,014
Male	1,160	42%	$69,736

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	16	< 1%	$63,204
Asian	220	8%	$71,598
Black	473	17%	$57,600
Hispanic	838	30%	$57,068
Other	19	< 1%	$44,400
White	1,182	43%	$73,328

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	247	8%	$56,376
1-10 years	1,477	53%	$62,014
10-20 years	732	26%	$72,000
20+ years	292	10%	$80,021

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.