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 3, 2020 • Download all data

AGENCY

Texas Education Agency

Total employees

937
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	589	62%	$77,250
Male	348	37%	$87,960

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	4	< 1%	$79,583
Asian	124	13%	$88,103
Black	90	9%	$73,213
Hispanic	220	23%	$73,066
Other	23	2%	$85,000
White	476	50%	$82,952

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	191	20%	$75,000
1-10 years	533	56%	$80,003
10-20 years	172	18%	$85,534
20+ years	41	4%	$95,151

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.