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, 2023 • Download all data

AGENCY

Department of Agriculture

Total employees

616
Median salary

$58,266
Minimum salary

$12,900
Maximum salary

$205,000

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as female.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	335	54%	$58,080
Male	281	45%	$58,321

Employees by race

Most employees at this agency identify as white.

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	4	< 1%	$65,493
Asian	10	1%	$63,943
Black	89	14%	$58,796
Hispanic	175	28%	$57,000
Other	19	3%	$52,800
White	319	51%	$59,623

Length of employment

A majority of employees have worked at the Department of Agriculture for one to 10 years.

Length of employment	Employees	Percent	Median salary
1 year or less	97	15%	$49,200
1-10 years	334	54%	$57,840
10-20 years	126	20%	$63,598
20+ years	59	9%	$67,159

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.