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: Feb. 1, 2023 • Download all data

AGENCY

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Total employees

31,050
Median salary

$48,035
Minimum salary

$11,891
Maximum salary

$275,501

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Employees by gender

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	15,234	49%	$45,323
Male	15,816	50%	$48,035

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	128	< 1%	$45,411
Asian	459	1%	$48,035
Black	12,036	38%	$48,035
Hispanic	6,177	19%	$48,035
Other	711	2%	$42,890
White	11,539	37%	$47,257

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	7,411	23%	$42,890
1-10 years	15,893	51%	$48,035
10-20 years	6,025	19%	$51,338
20+ years	1,721	5%	$51,338

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	30,047	96%	$48,035
Part-Time	1,003	3%	$22,662

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