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: Feb. 1, 2023 • Download all data

AGENCY

Railroad Commission

Total employees

951
Median salary

$64,542
Minimum salary

$22,598
Maximum salary

$251,652

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Environment reporter

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Environmental reporter

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as male.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	358	37%	$61,966
Male	593	62%	$66,537

Employees by race

Most employees at this agency identify as white.

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	9	< 1%	$74,611
Asian	31	3%	$97,746
Black	82	8%	$62,188
Hispanic	207	21%	$60,962
Other	10	1%	$78,838
White	612	64%	$65,883

Length of employment

A majority of employees have worked at the Railroad Commission for one to 10 years.

Length of employment	Employees	Percent	Median salary
1 year or less	203	21%	$52,800
1-10 years	565	59%	$65,000
10-20 years	130	13%	$75,779
20+ years	53	5%	$81,607

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.