Texas / Commission on Jail Standards

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Commission on Jail Standards

Source file: Texas — State Employee Salaries (Texas Tribune) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Commission on Jail Standards runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.

In 2026, this agency had 27 employees with median total compensation of $61,000; the highest distinct record was $101,790.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $1.7M
Employees: 27
Median total: $61,000
Highest record: $101,790

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$25,465$70,250+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 27 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($61,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,306 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$50,000

$58,100

$61,000

$65,000

$67,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $67,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $50,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Inspector V

10 · $62,550

Program Specialist II

5 · $50,000

Manager I

2 · $67,000

Program Specialist IV

2 · $63,000

Executive Director

1 · $101,790

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2025	$1.7M —	27 —	$58,566 —
2026	$1.7M ▼ 1.0%	27 ±0%	$61,000 ▲ 4.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Gale Vanpelt

Program Specialist II/Commission on Jail Standards

2026 total comp

$50,000

Base pay: $50,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1571
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $4,167
State Employee Number: 925937

At Commission on Jail Standards, Gale Vanpelt serves as a Program Specialist II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $50,000.

Nicole Alexander

Program Specialist II/Commission on Jail Standards

2026 total comp

$50,000

Base pay: $50,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1571
Hire Date: Sep 2, 2025
Monthly Pay: $4,167
State Employee Number: 7974

At Commission on Jail Standards, Nicole Alexander serves as a Program Specialist II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $50,000.

Gary Wigal

Program Specialist II/Commission on Jail Standards

2026 total comp

$50,000

Base pay: $50,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1571
Hire Date: Sep 2, 2025
Monthly Pay: $4,167
State Employee Number: 1802549

Gary Wigal works as a Program Specialist II for Commission on Jail Standards. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Gary earned $50,000 in 2026.