
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: July 1, 2023 • Download all data
POSITION
Investigator IV
Office of the Attorney General
This position is categorized as compliance, inspection, and investigation, according to the state auditor's office. Its salary ranges from $39,521 to $64,449. A description of this position and its responsibilities is available on the auditor's website.
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Employees
23
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Median salary
$57,000
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Average salary
$57,286
Editors’ note, July 1, 2023: Impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton is not receiving a salary while he is suspended from office and does not appear on the salaries site. The six employees at the Attorney General’s office who are taking a leave of absence to defend Paxton at his impeachment trial also do not appear.
Employees by gender
Most employees who hold this position identify as female.
Gender | Employees | Percent | Median salary |
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Female | 12 | $55,488 | |
Male | 11 | $59,508 |
Employees by race
Race | Employees | Percent | Median salary |
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Black | 3 | $54,816 | |
Hispanic | 10 | $60,192 | |
White | 10 | $55,446 |
Length of employment
Length of employment | Employees | Percent | Median salary |
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1 year or less | 2 | $54,842 | |
1-10 years | 11 | $54,276 | |
10-20 years | 9 | $60,192 | |
20+ years | 1 | $63,480 |
Employment status
All employees who hold this position 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.
Status | Employees | Percent | Median salary |
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Full-Time | 23 | $57,000 |
Current employees
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