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, 2021 • Download all data

AGENCY

Railroad Commission

Total employees

844
Median salary

$59,281
Minimum salary

$22,598
Maximum salary

$192,600

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Environment reporter

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as male.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	341	40%	$55,162
Male	503	59%	$62,490

Employees by race

Most employees at this agency identify as white.

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	6	< 1%	$58,371
Asian	25	2%	$87,983
Black	74	8%	$55,752
Hispanic	179	21%	$55,326
Other	10	1%	$69,150
White	550	65%	$60,895

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	98	11%	$50,000
1-10 years	594	70%	$57,604
10-20 years	97	11%	$65,439
20+ years	55	6%	$75,655

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.