
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: Oct. 1, 2022 • Download all data
AGENCY
Department of Public Safety
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Total employees
10,217
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Median salary
$61,500
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Minimum salary
$14,005
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Maximum salary
$299,813
Positions at this agency
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Employees by gender
Most employees at this agency identify as male.
Gender | Employees | Percent | Median salary |
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Female | 4,491 | $45,513 | |
Male | 5,726 | $77,995 |
Employees by race
Race | Employees | Percent | Median salary |
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American Indian | 63 | $77,995 | |
Asian | 273 | $55,000 | |
Black | 1,487 | $46,034 | |
Hispanic | 3,588 | $59,715 | |
Other | 101 | $45,255 | |
White | 4,705 | $72,811 |
Length of employment
A majority of employees have worked at the Department of Public Safety for one to 10 years.
Length of employment | Employees | Percent | Median salary |
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1 year or less | 779 | $45,255 | |
1-10 years | 5,409 | $55,602 | |
10-20 years | 2,718 | $81,441 | |
20+ years | 1,311 | $94,725 |
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.
Status | Employees | Percent | Median salary |
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Full-Time | 10,156 | $62,279 | |
Part-Time | 61 | $18,155 |
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