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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Eliazar Mendez works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Eliazar earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Pedro Castillo 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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Austin Creager works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Austin earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Michael Jasso 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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Humberto Martinez works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Humberto earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Ernest Monteros 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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At Department of Public Safety, Jesus Cerda serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Ethan Bowers 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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Juan Salazar works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Juan earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Matthew Loureiro 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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John Coulter 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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At Department of Public Safety, Donzell Humphrey serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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At Department of Public Safety, Daniel Gomes Molina serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Adrian Galvan 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, Matthew Rosales serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Eric Aldava 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, Santiago Alvarez serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Steven Andrade works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Steven earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Michelle Azar 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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Miguel Barajas works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Miguel earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Alejandro Barrera works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Alejandro earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Joseph Bernal 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 Berrios 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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Tina Bruno works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Tina earned $80,274 in 2026.
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Ruben Campos 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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Eugenio Calvillo 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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Jorge Carrillo Grimaldo 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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At Department of Public Safety, Doan Cesar serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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At Department of Public Safety, Blake Crow serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Carlos Delgado 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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Michael Donley 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, Claudia Garza serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Hector 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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Victor Gomez works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Victor earned $80,274 in 2026.
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At Department of Public Safety, Matthew George serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Keaton Hand 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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At Department of Public Safety, Vicente Hobbs serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,274.
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Tyler Holley 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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Dillon Lee Chong 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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Carlos Martinez works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Carlos earned $80,274 in 2026.