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, 2021 • Download all data

AGENCY

Texas Education Agency

Total employees

999
Median salary

$80,340
Minimum salary

$31,743
Maximum salary

$384,375

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as female.

Gender	Employees	Percent	Median salary
Female	634	63%	$77,277
Male	365	36%	$88,296

Employees by race

Most employees at this agency identify as white.

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	4	< 1%	$80,858
Asian	133	13%	$89,610
Black	104	10%	$74,778
Hispanic	219	21%	$75,000
Other	25	2%	$80,004
White	514	51%	$82,826

Length of employment

A majority of employees have worked at the Texas Education Agency for one to 10 years.

Length of employment	Employees	Percent	Median salary
1 year or less	153	15%	$74,000
1-10 years	631	63%	$82,008
10-20 years	171	17%	$85,797
20+ years	44	4%	$94,871

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.