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.
Record list
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At Department of Public Safety, Lavan Shaanah serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Keaton Marlow holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.
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Cameron Cox holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.
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Daniel Reyes works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Daniel earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Oscar Cavazos holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.
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Jacob Mc Keon holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.
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Howard Holmes holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.
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Eric Garcia works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Eric earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Rusty Fuentes holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.
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Alberto Aguilar is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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Miguel Mar is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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Alexis Montelongo is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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At Department of Public Safety, Dakota Hughes serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Marco Rico works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Marco earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Caleb Tripp works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Caleb earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Chadd Mikesh is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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Shaquille Reed is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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Alfredo Garcia is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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Jose Barrera Tijerina works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jose earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Sara 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 $80,274.
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John Moore works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. John earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Mathew Quinn works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Mathew earned $80,274 in 2026.
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At Department of Public Safety, Jordan Ford serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Matthew Francis holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.
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Jaime Garcia is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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At Department of Public Safety, Alfredo Arellano serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Alvaro Palomo is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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At Department of Public Safety, Carlos Zapata serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Shawn Bennett is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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At Department of Public Safety, Pedro Elizondo serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Jose Gutierrez is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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Krystun Guillory works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Krystun earned $80,274 in 2026.
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At Department of Public Safety, Aaron Gonzalez serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Christopher Herrington holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.
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Kyle Kupari is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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Ambershaye Hale is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,274.
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Rickey Cotton holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.
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Jacob Sullivan holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.
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James Bradley works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. James earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Alvaro Guerra holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,274.