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: Feb. 1, 2021 • Download all data

AGENCY

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Total employees

2,627
Median salary

$65,537
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	1,525	58%	$62,014
Male	1,102	41%	$70,884

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	16	< 1%	$64,101
Asian	217	8%	$72,504
Black	448	17%	$59,760
Hispanic	799	30%	$59,418
Other	18	< 1%	$49,680
White	1,129	42%	$74,400

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	105	3%	$60,000
1-10 years	1,526	58%	$62,014
10-20 years	704	26%	$72,824
20+ years	292	11%	$79,747

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.