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

Total employees

10,217
Median salary

$61,500
Minimum salary

$14,005
Maximum salary

$299,813

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as male.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	4,491	43%	$45,513
Male	5,726	56%	$77,995

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	63	< 1%	$77,995
Asian	273	2%	$55,000
Black	1,487	14%	$46,034
Hispanic	3,588	35%	$59,715
Other	101	< 1%	$45,255
White	4,705	46%	$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
1 year or less	779	7%	$45,255
1-10 years	5,409	52%	$55,602
10-20 years	2,718	26%	$81,441
20+ years	1,311	12%	$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.