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: Sept. 30, 2021 • Download all data

AGENCY

Senate

Total employees

507
Median salary

$49,200
Minimum salary

$3,600
Maximum salary

$280,000

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Politics reporter

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Patrick Svitek

Politics reporter

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Politics Reporter

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as female.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	263	51%	$49,680
Male	244	48%	$48,160

Employees by race

Most employees at this agency identify as white.

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	1	< 1%	$51,622
Asian	8	1%	$42,469
Black	25	4%	$42,000
Hispanic	137	27%	$42,996
Other	17	3%	$40,000
White	319	62%	$54,000

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	138	27%	$34,290
1-10 years	280	55%	$52,920
10-20 years	60	11%	$53,876
20+ years	29	5%	$72,960

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.