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 Trooperroles 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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Noe Pantoja is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,789.
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Greg Whitmire works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Greg earned $89,789 in 2026.
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Christopher Taylor holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,789.
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Raymundo Gonzalez holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,789.
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Cesar Cuevas holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,789.
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Vern Sterry works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Vern earned $89,789 in 2026.
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Robert Reagan works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Robert earned $89,789 in 2026.
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Manuel Guerra is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,789.
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At Department of Public Safety, Ralph Wallace serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.
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At Department of Public Safety, Ronald Lynch serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.
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Jorel Flores is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,789.
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Patrick 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 $89,789.
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At Department of Public Safety, John Merriman serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,789.
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Christopher Putt works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Christopher earned $89,789 in 2026.
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Jeremy Frazier works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jeremy earned $89,789 in 2026.
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Veronica Casas is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,789.
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Joe Cole holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,789.
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Francisco Zamora holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,789.
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Christopher Hill works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Christopher earned $89,789 in 2026.
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Juan Solis works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Juan earned $89,789 in 2026.
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Bradley Fein holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,789.
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Daniel Dellenger works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Daniel earned $89,789 in 2026.
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At Department of Public Safety, Drew Stoner serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.
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At Department of Public Safety, Jose Astello serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.
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At Department of Public Safety, Justin Ferguson serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.
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Mark Lebig holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,789.
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Nathan Brandley is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,789.
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Erik Ramirez works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Erik earned $89,789 in 2026.
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At Department of Public Safety, Ramiro Brito serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.
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Isaac Flores holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,789.
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Dreu Kirkland is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,789.
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Steven Jenkins works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Steven earned $89,789 in 2026.
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At Department of Public Safety, Michael West serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.
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At Department of Public Safety, Matthew Poole serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.
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Daniel Mcbride works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Daniel earned $89,789 in 2026.
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Adam Rimlinger holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,789.
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At Department of Public Safety, Derrick Waters serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.
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At Department of Public Safety, Jonathan Thomas serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.
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Jose Zaragoza holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,789.
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At Department of Public Safety, John Chambers serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,789.