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 1, 2021 • Download all data

POSITION

Leg. Official/Administrator

Senate

Employees

148
Median salary

$78,000
Average salary

$82,583

Employees by gender

Most employees who hold this position identify as female.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	82	55%	$70,000
Male	66	44%	$89,250

Employees by race

Most employees who hold this position identify as white.

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Asian	1	< 1%	$114,000
Black	5	3%	$104,045
Hispanic	32	21%	$79,002
Other	5	3%	$54,888
White	105	70%	$78,000

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	27	18%	$72,000
1-10 years	97	65%	$75,000
10-20 years	15	10%	$99,600
20+ years	9	6%	$118,281

Employment status

Most employees who hold this position 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.