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Texas state government salary
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$153.7 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Texas.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $7,200/year | $221/day |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
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Governor of Texas Greg Abbott |
$153,750 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick |
$7,200 |
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Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton |
$153,750 |
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Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson |
$197,415 |
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Texas State Board of Education District 5 Rebecca Bell-Metereau |
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Texas State Board of Education District 14 Evelyn Brooks |
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Texas Commissioner of Insurance Cassie Brown |
$217,139 |
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Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham |
$223,277 |
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Texas State Board of Education District 4 Staci Childs |
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Texas Railroad Commission Wayne Christian |
$140,937 |
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Texas State Board of Education District 13 Tiffany Clark |
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Texas Public Utility Commission Lori Cobos |
$200,000 |
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Texas State Auditor Lisa Collier |
$220,000 |
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Texas Railroad Commission Christi Craddick |
$140,937 |
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Texas Workforce Commission Bryan Daniel |
$200,494 |
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Texas State Board of Education District 9 Keven Ellis |
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University of Texas Board of Regents Kevin Eltife |
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Texas Workforce Commission Joe Esparza |
$200,494 |
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Texas State Board of Education District 2 LJ Francis |
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University of Texas Board of Regents Robert Gauntt |
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Texas Public Utility Commission Thomas Gleeson |
$200,000 |
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Texas Public Utility Commission Jimmy Glotfelty |
$200,000 |
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Texas State Board of Education District 11 Brandon Hall |
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Kelly Hancock |
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Texas State Board of Education District 6 Will Hickman |
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Texas Public Utility Commission Courtney Hjaltman |
$200,000 |
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Texas Public Utility Commission Kathleen Jackson |
$200,000 |
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University of Texas Board of Regents Jodie Jiles |
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Texas State Board of Education District 15 Aaron Kinsey |
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Texas State Board of Education District 12 Pam Little |
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University of Texas Board of Regents Janiece Longoria |
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Texas State Board of Education District 10 Tom Maynard |
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University of Texas Board of Regents Christina Melton Crain |
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Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller |
$140,938 |
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Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath |
$220,375 |
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University of Texas Board of Regents Nolan Perez |
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Texas State Board of Education District 3 Marisa Perez-Diaz |
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Texas State Board of Education District 7 Julie Pickren |
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Texas State Board of Education District 1 Gustavo Reveles |
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University of Texas Board of Regents Stuart Stedman |
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Texas Workforce Commission Alberto Trevino |
$200,494 |
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University of Texas Board of Regents Kelcy Warren |
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University of Texas Board of Regents James Weaver |
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Texas Railroad Commission James Wright |
$140,937 |
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Texas State Board of Education District 8 Audrey Young |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Texas court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $168,000[3] | Associates: $154,000[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Texas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Texas | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 27,429,639 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 261,232 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 74.9% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 38.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 81.9% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.6% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $53,207 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Texas
Texas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Texas, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Texas had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
More Texas coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Texas
- United States congressional delegations from Texas
- Public policy in Texas
- Endorsers in Texas
- Texas fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- Texas Office of Court Administration - Judicial salaries
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ This is the base salary, which may increase with years of service or if you hold the position of chief judge.
- ↑ This is the base salary, which may increase with years of service or if you hold the position of chief judge. Judges on the Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals have a base salary of $163,000.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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