Texas / Department of Public Safety / Trooper
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
2,166 employees hold this title in Department of Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $80,274, above the department median of $68,978.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 2,166 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 63,100 people — is $75,900. Department of Public Safety pays a median base salary of $80,274 for this role, 6% above that figure — about the 56th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Public Safety’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Department of Public Safety’s median base salary is 5% above that national figure, about the 55th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Texas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Public Safety is $80,274, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $80,274 ranks #3 of 7. See Trooper across all of Texas →
Median total compensation for comparable Trooper roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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At Department of Public Safety, Dwayne Smith serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Jonathan Anderson serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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Timothy Gage works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Timothy earned $98,085 in 2026.
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Daniel Vasquez is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,085.
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Chad Overton works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Chad earned $98,085 in 2026.
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Francisco Hernandez holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,085.
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Stacy Johnson works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Stacy earned $98,085 in 2026.
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Henry Boykin works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Henry earned $98,085 in 2026.
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Jeffrey Mccutcheon holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,085.
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Gordon Rountree works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Gordon earned $98,085 in 2026.
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Robert Bratten is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,085.
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Kurt Mcwhinney holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Lynn Mays serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,085.
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Darren Thomas is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Shawn Lewis serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Justin Stanley serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,085.
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Ryan Etzler holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,085.
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Delvin Davis is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,085.
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Reynaldo Gonzalez is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,085.
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Broderick Sims works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Broderick earned $98,085 in 2026.
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Wendel Mckee works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Wendel earned $98,085 in 2026.
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At Department of Public Safety, Jason Henderson serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Emily Shepard serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Erasmo Balderas serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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Noe Conde is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, William Clark serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Javier Arteaga serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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David Martinez works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. David earned $98,085 in 2025.
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Kirby Jarrell is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Jerome Ingle serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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Richard Salinas holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,085.
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Michael Priest works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Michael earned $98,085 in 2026.
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Donny Lopez works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Donny earned $98,085 in 2026.
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Willie Adams holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Colby Hobbs serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Nathan Bennett serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Keith Jones serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Mariola Nieronow serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Ruth Jasso serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.
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At Department of Public Safety, Ruben Nunez serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,085.