Texas / Court of Criminal Appeals
Agency file
The Court of Criminal Appeals operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.
In 2026, this agency had 70 employees with median total compensation of $153,607; the highest distinct record was $266,700.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 70 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($153,607) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $210,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $72,893. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.7M — | 65 — | $136,710 — |
| 2026 | $9.2M ▲ 20.3% | 70 ▲ 7.7% | $153,607 ▲ 12.4% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Judge/Court of Criminal Appeals
Source-specific fields
At Court of Criminal Appeals, Jesse Mcclure serves as a Judge. They work erf - exempt regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $231,000.