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Department of Public Safety

Source file: Texas — State Employee Salaries (Texas Tribune) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Public Safety provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2026, this agency had 11,169 employees with median total compensation of $68,978; the highest distinct record was $390,908.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $834.9M
Employees: 11,169
Median total: $68,978
Highest record: $390,908

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$20,400$137,076+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 11,169 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($68,978) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,753 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$49,041

$51,255

$68,978

$93,937

$105,972

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $105,972 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $49,041. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Trooper

2,104 · $80,274

License and Permit Specialist II

1,538 · $49,041

Sergeant, Dps

1,380 · $100,017

License and Permit Specialist III

482 · $56,318

License and Permit Specialist I

377 · $42,311

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2025	$800.4M —	10,877 —	$66,178 —
2026	$834.9M ▲ 4.3%	11,169 ▲ 2.7%	$68,978 ▲ 4.2%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Sur Texas60% match
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Safety Tennessee53% match
Public Safety Vermont41% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Samantha Fitzmaurice

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,321

Base pay: $34,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,321
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 1787984

Samantha Fitzmaurice holds the role of Clerk II at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $34,321.

Katia Campos

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,321

Base pay: $34,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,321
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 1692922

Katia Campos is a Clerk II at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $34,321.

Cynthia Todd

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$34,321

Base pay: $34,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,321
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0057
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2012
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 340586

At Department of Public Safety, Cynthia Todd serves as a Clerk II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,321.

Darcy Luedtke

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$34,321

Base pay: $34,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,321
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0057
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 1432406

Darcy Luedtke works as a Clerk II for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Darcy earned $34,321 in 2025.

Maria Sauceda

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,321

Base pay: $34,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,321
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Jan 15, 2022
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 1446888

Maria Sauceda holds the role of Clerk II at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $34,321.

Estella Oliva

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,321

Base pay: $34,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,321
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 1449278

Estella Oliva is a Clerk II at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $34,321.

Erika Limon

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,321

Base pay: $34,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,321
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 1706738

Erika Limon is a Clerk II at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $34,321.

Kassandra Little

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,321

Base pay: $34,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,321
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 1749673

Kassandra Little works as a Clerk II for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Kassandra earned $34,321 in 2026.

Blossom Colaco

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,321

Base pay: $34,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,321
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 1802509

Blossom Colaco holds the role of Clerk II at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $34,321.

Brenda Lewis

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,320

Base pay: $34,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,320
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Nov 7, 2011
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 597

Brenda Lewis is a Clerk II at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $34,320.

Virea Bailey

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,320

Base pay: $34,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,320
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Dec 8, 1997
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 137734

Virea Bailey is a Clerk II at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $34,320.

Henrietta Mercer

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,320

Base pay: $34,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,320
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 336700

Henrietta Mercer is a Clerk II at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $34,320.

Laurie Henderson

Clerk II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$34,320

Base pay: $34,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,320
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 57
Hire Date: Sep 18, 2014
Monthly Pay: $2,860
State Employee Number: 775907

Laurie Henderson holds the role of Clerk II at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $34,320.

Carl Hughes

Custodian II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$34,010

Base pay: $34,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,010
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8005
Hire Date: Oct 15, 2007
Monthly Pay: $2,834
State Employee Number: 54186

Carl Hughes works as a Custodian II for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Carl earned $34,010 in 2025.

Tammy Lucero

License and Permit Specialist I/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$33,849

Base pay: $33,849
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,849
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 171
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2012
Monthly Pay: $2,821
Pay Rate: $20
State Employee Number: 338116

Tammy Lucero holds the role of License and Permit Specialist I at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crp - classified regular part-time, 0.8 FTE. In 2026, their total compensation was $33,849.

Amanda Fritch

Administrative Assistant V/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$31,111

Base pay: $31,111
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,111
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 158
Hire Date: Sep 11, 2012
Monthly Pay: $2,593
State Employee Number: 341761

Amanda Fritch works as a Administrative Assistant V for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. Amanda earned $31,111 in 2026.