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Comptroller's - Judiciary

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

The Comptroller's - Judiciary manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2026, this agency had 1,239 employees with median total compensation of $175,000; the highest distinct record was $235,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $227.5M
Employees: 1,239
Median total: $175,000
Highest record: $235,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$139,562$210,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 1,239 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($175,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $183,646 (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

$170,375

$175,000

$192,500

$210,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $210,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $170,375. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

District Judge, Active

508 · $192,500

Judge, Retired

453 · $170,375

Criminal District Attorney

155 · $192,500

Retired County Court Judge

84 · $170,375

District Judge, Former

21 · $152,250

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	$166.5M —	1,225 —	$140,000 —
2026	$227.5M ▲ 36.6%	1,239 ▲ 1.1%	$175,000 ▲ 25.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jay Phelan

District Judge, Active/Comptroller's - Judiciary

2025 total comp

$168,000

Base pay: $168,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,000
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D520
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2007
Monthly Pay: $14,000
State Employee Number: 11718

Jay Phelan works as a District Judge, Active for Comptroller's - Judiciary. Their status is erf - exempt regular full-time. Jay earned $168,000 in 2025.

Thomas Lowe Iii

District Judge, Active/Comptroller's - Judiciary

2025 total comp

$168,000

Base pay: $168,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,000
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D520
Hire Date: Jan 1, 1995
Monthly Pay: $14,000
State Employee Number: 34813

Thomas Lowe Iii works as a District Judge, Active for Comptroller's - Judiciary. Their status is erf - exempt regular full-time. Thomas earned $168,000 in 2025.

Travis Koehn

Criminal District Attorney/Comptroller's - Judiciary

2025 total comp

$168,000

Base pay: $168,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,000
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: C300
Hire Date: Jan 2, 1989
Monthly Pay: $14,000
State Employee Number: 64711

Travis Koehn works as a Criminal District Attorney for Comptroller's - Judiciary. Their status is erf - exempt regular full-time. Travis earned $168,000 in 2025.

Billy Byrd

Criminal District Attorney/Comptroller's - Judiciary

2025 total comp

$168,000

Base pay: $168,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,000
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: C300
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2007
Monthly Pay: $14,000
State Employee Number: 84266

Billy Byrd holds the role of Criminal District Attorney at Comptroller's - Judiciary. Their status is erf - exempt regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $168,000.

Jack Roady

Criminal District Attorney/Comptroller's - Judiciary

2025 total comp

$168,000

Base pay: $168,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,000
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: C300
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2011
Monthly Pay: $14,000
State Employee Number: 116344

At Comptroller's - Judiciary, Jack Roady serves as a Criminal District Attorney. They work erf - exempt regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,000.

Roberto Serna

District Attorney/Comptroller's - Judiciary

2026 total comp

$168,000

Base pay: $168,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,000
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D505
Hire Date: Jan 1, 1991
Monthly Pay: $14,000
State Employee Number: 194804

At Comptroller's - Judiciary, Roberto Serna serves as a District Attorney. They work erf - exempt regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $168,000.

David Lindemood

District Judge, Active/Comptroller's - Judiciary

2025 total comp

$168,000

Base pay: $168,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,000
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D520
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2015
Monthly Pay: $14,000
State Employee Number: 780845

At Comptroller's - Judiciary, David Lindemood serves as a District Judge, Active. They work erf - exempt regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,000.

Amber Givens

District Judge, Active/Comptroller's - Judiciary

2025 total comp

$168,000

Base pay: $168,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,000
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D520
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2015
Monthly Pay: $14,000
State Employee Number: 783330

Amber Givens works as a District Judge, Active for Comptroller's - Judiciary. Their status is erf - exempt regular full-time. Amber earned $168,000 in 2025.

Pamela Guenther

District Attorney/Comptroller's - Judiciary

2026 total comp

$168,000

Base pay: $168,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,000
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D505
Hire Date: Sep 2, 2016
Monthly Pay: $14,000
State Employee Number: 993968

Pamela Guenther works as a District Attorney for Comptroller's - Judiciary. Their status is erf - exempt regular full-time. Pamela earned $168,000 in 2026.

Delinda Johnson

District Judge, Active/Comptroller's - Judiciary

2026 total comp

$166,988

Base pay: $166,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,988
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D520
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $13,916
State Employee Number: 1481063

Delinda Johnson works as a District Judge, Active for Comptroller's - Judiciary. Their status is erf - exempt regular full-time. Delinda earned $166,988 in 2026.