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, 2020 • Download all data

AGENCY

Department of State Health Services

Total employees

3,214
Median salary

$49,585
Minimum salary

$20,271
Maximum salary

$271,083

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as female.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	2,304	71%	$48,648
Male	910	28%	$51,497

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	6	< 1%	$51,859
Asian	189	5%	$52,609
Black	501	15%	$45,759
Hispanic	1,036	32%	$44,473
Other	15	< 1%	$45,024
White	1,467	45%	$53,999

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	565	17%	$45,024
1-10 years	1,734	53%	$49,138
10-20 years	915	28%	$51,975

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.