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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2025
$1.7M
—
27
—
$58,566
—
2026
$1.7M
▼ 1.0%
27
±0%
$61,000
▲ 4.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kaitlin Hickner

Program Specialist IV/Commission on Jail Standards

2026 total comp
$63,000
Base pay
$63,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,000
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
N

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1573
Hire Date
Feb 1, 2021
Monthly Pay
$5,250
State Employee Number
1301502

Kaitlin Hickner works as a Program Specialist IV for Commission on Jail Standards. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Kaitlin earned $63,000 in 2026.

Richard Morgan

Program Specialist IV/Commission on Jail Standards

2026 total comp
$63,000
Base pay
$63,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,000
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1573
Hire Date
Apr 25, 2022
Monthly Pay
$5,250
State Employee Number
1421054

Richard Morgan works as a Program Specialist IV for Commission on Jail Standards. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Richard earned $63,000 in 2026.