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 3, 2020 • Download all data

AGENCY

Department of State Health Services

Total employees

3,102
Median salary

$49,078
Minimum salary

$20,271
Maximum salary

$242,353

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as female.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	2,223	71%	$48,150
Male	879	28%	$51,508

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	6	< 1%	$49,576
Asian	184	5%	$51,567
Black	486	15%	$45,024
Hispanic	965	31%	$43,786
Other	2	< 1%	$54,552
White	1,459	47%	$53,792

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	540	17%	$45,131
1-10 years	1,621	52%	$48,278
10-20 years	941	30%	$51,486

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.