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

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Total employees

31,346
Median salary

$41,769
Minimum salary

$11,138
Maximum salary

$275,501

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as male.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	15,029	47%	$41,702
Male	16,317	52%	$43,553

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	132	< 1%	$41,769
Asian	454	1%	$41,769
Black	11,749	37%	$41,769
Hispanic	6,250	19%	$41,769
Other	408	1%	$39,411
White	12,353	39%	$43,032

Length of employment

A majority of employees have worked at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for one to 10 years.

Length of employment	Employees	Percent	Median salary
1 year or less	5,276	16%	$38,302
1-10 years	17,830	56%	$41,769
10-20 years	6,283	20%	$44,642
20+ years	1,957	6%	$44,642

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.

Status	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Full-Time	30,430	97%	$41,950
Part-Time	916	2%	$19,706

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