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, Rene Sesma serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,851.
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Brenton Martinez is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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At Department of Public Safety, Brian Ozbirn serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,851.
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At Department of Public Safety, Coby Bennett serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,851.
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Jonah Kenrick is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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Luis Luna is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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Sebastian Rodriguez works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Sebastian earned $65,851 in 2026.
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Colten Murph works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Colten earned $65,851 in 2026.
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Preslie Clemmo holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,851.
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Erin Spence holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,851.
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At Department of Public Safety, Ricardo Galvan serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,851.
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Moises Castorena is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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Cody Helms holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,851.
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At Department of Public Safety, Romeo Cruz serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,851.
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Darlene Briones holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,851.
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Lucas Noorlag is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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Payten Lewis works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Payten earned $65,851 in 2026.
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Alan Jones is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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Victor Gonzalez works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Victor earned $65,851 in 2026.
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Donaldo Hernandez is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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Brandon Larkey is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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At Department of Public Safety, Eric Ortiz serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,851.
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Britan Brayboy is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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Dafne Esparza holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,851.
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At Department of Public Safety, Leslie Lopez serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,851.
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Daniel Sarabia Chavez is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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Antonio Ceo holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,851.
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Elias Leija-Garza is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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Irving Torres Gomez holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,851.
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Cesar Davila works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Cesar earned $65,851 in 2026.
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Brandon Ventura is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,851.
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Alexander Cantu works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Alexander earned $65,851 in 2026.
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Reynaldo Garza holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,851.
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Juan Delgado works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Juan earned $65,851 in 2026.
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Christopher Johnson holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,851.
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Eliseo Velarde holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,851.
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Rafael Corona works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Rafael earned $65,851 in 2026.
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Noah Ochoa works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Noah earned $65,851 in 2026.
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Daniel Gutierrez works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Daniel earned $65,851 in 2026.
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At Department of Public Safety, Iris Torres serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,851.