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: Oct. 1, 2022 • Download all data

AGENCY

Texas Education Agency

Total employees

1,136
Median salary

$82,400
Minimum salary

$23,844
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	736	64%	$79,968
Male	400	35%	$88,650

Employees by race

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	3	< 1%	$93,406
Asian	154	13%	$88,435
Black	129	11%	$76,800
Hispanic	246	21%	$77,149
Other	39	3%	$80,000
White	565	49%	$83,298

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	258	22%	$75,000
1-10 years	692	60%	$82,833
10-20 years	146	12%	$92,189
20+ years	40	3%	$90,880

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	1,127	99%	$82,540
Part-Time	9	< 1%	$43,214

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