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: Oct. 1, 2020 • Download all data

AGENCY

Senate

Total employees

493
Median salary

$48,000
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	253	51%	$48,000
Male	240	48%	$47,231

Employees by race

Most employees at this agency identify as white.

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	1	< 1%	$48,700
Asian	9	1%	$85,000
Black	23	4%	$43,200
Hispanic	130	26%	$43,200
Other	17	3%	$46,746
White	313	63%	$52,800

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	56	11%	$37,600
1-10 years	330	66%	$48,000
10-20 years	80	16%	$50,000
20+ years	27	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.