BADGE & BENCH Salaries
Names, titles and pay of public employees are public information in Texas. State pay (troopers, Rangers, TDCJ) comes from the state's own data; county and city pay arrives through records requests.
By agency
| Agency | Employees | Average | Top | Total payroll | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 35692 | $58,358 | $319,813 | $2,082,898,602 | 2026 |
| DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY | 11236 | $75,232 | $390,908 | $845,304,539 | 2026 |
| TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT | 122 | $91,289 | $177,250 | $11,137,311 | 2026 |
| COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS | 27 | $63,069 | $125,000 | $1,702,866 | 2026 |
No salary data imported yet. Admin imports a CSV: the Texas Tribune's state salary download (filter to DPS and TDCJ), then each county and city agency's records-request response.