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, 2023 • Download all data

AGENCY

Department of State Health Services

Total employees

3,620
Median salary

$58,200
Minimum salary

$10,785
Maximum salary

$271,083

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Health and Human Services Reporter

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Mental Health Reporter

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as female.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	2,620	72%	$57,057
Male	1,000	27%	$60,680

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	9	< 1%	$55,096
Asian	250	6%	$62,107
Black	568	15%	$54,985
Hispanic	1,182	32%	$54,985
Other	116	3%	$55,096
White	1,495	41%	$62,473

Length of employment

A majority of employees have worked at the Department of State Health Services for one to 10 years.

Length of employment	Employees	Percent	Median salary
1 year or less	737	20%	$54,600
1-10 years	2,021	55%	$58,446
10-20 years	862	23%	$62,818

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.