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

Office of the Attorney General

Total employees

3,831
Median salary

$59,000
Minimum salary

$16,500
Maximum salary

$288,750

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as female.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	2,749	71%	$54,433
Male	1,082	28%	$85,696

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	6	< 1%	$51,024
Asian	109	2%	$79,207
Black	562	14%	$52,276
Hispanic	1,511	39%	$52,308
Other	92	2%	$60,910
White	1,551	40%	$78,750

Length of employment

A majority of employees have worked at the Office of the Attorney General for one to 10 years.

Length of employment	Employees	Percent	Median salary
1 year or less	525	13%	$51,000
1-10 years	1,992	51%	$53,558
10-20 years	902	23%	$65,605
20+ years	412	10%	$68,263

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.