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: July 1, 2021 • Download all data

AGENCY

Texas Education Agency

Total employees

1,012
Median salary

$80,325
Minimum salary

$13,000
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	643	63%	$77,638
Male	369	36%	$87,805

Employees by race

Most employees at this agency identify as white.

Race	Employees	Percent	Median salary
American Indian	4	< 1%	$80,858
Asian	135	13%	$87,817
Black	103	10%	$75,000
Hispanic	217	21%	$75,000
Other	27	2%	$80,004
White	526	51%	$82,465

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	145	14%	$73,196
1-10 years	663	65%	$81,117
10-20 years	159	15%	$85,797
20+ years	45	4%	$92,757

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.