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: April 3, 2020 • Download all data

AGENCY

Senate

Total employees

523
Median salary

$47,928
Minimum salary

$1,040
Maximum salary

$276,500

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as female.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	271	51%	$48,000
Male	252	48%	$46,378

Employees by race

Most employees at this agency identify as white.

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	2	< 1%	$28,550
Asian	9	1%	$80,000
Black	27	5%	$42,000
Hispanic	136	26%	$41,133
Other	22	4%	$43,500
White	327	62%	$52,488

Length of employment

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

Length of employment	Employees	Percent	Median salary
1 year or less	81	15%	$34,980
1-10 years	331	63%	$48,560
10-20 years	84	16%	$50,258
20+ years	27	5%	$67,372

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.