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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
Law and Public Safety New Jersey54% match
Safety Tennessee53% match
Public Safety Vermont41% match

Record list

Employees

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Shirley White

Clerk III/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$35,674

Base pay: $35,674
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,674
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 59
Hire Date: Feb 15, 2017
Monthly Pay: $2,973
State Employee Number: 1064607

At Department of Public Safety, Shirley White serves as a Clerk III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $35,674.

Daniella Hernandez

Clerk III/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$35,674

Base pay: $35,674
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,674
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 59
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2026
Monthly Pay: $2,973
State Employee Number: 1828120

Daniella Hernandez holds the role of Clerk III at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $35,674.

Daynara Gutierrez

Public Safety Rcds Technician I/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$35,400

Base pay: $35,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6221
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $2,950
State Employee Number: 1642174

Daynara Gutierrez works as a Public Safety Rcds Technician I for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Daynara earned $35,400 in 2025.

Kathy Felts

Custodian II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$35,003

Base pay: $35,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,003
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8005
Hire Date: Sep 7, 2006
Monthly Pay: $2,917
State Employee Number: 45940

Kathy Felts works as a Custodian II for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Kathy earned $35,003 in 2025.

Marilyn Peloquin

Custodian II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$35,003

Base pay: $35,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,003
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8005
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2008
Monthly Pay: $2,917
State Employee Number: 151623

Marilyn Peloquin is a Custodian II at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $35,003.

Cynthia Hoskins

Custodian II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$35,003

Base pay: $35,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,003
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8005
Hire Date: Jul 15, 2013
Monthly Pay: $2,917
State Employee Number: 236481

Cynthia Hoskins holds the role of Custodian II at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,003.

Carolyn Ellis

Custodian II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$35,003

Base pay: $35,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,003
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, 2012
Monthly Pay: $2,917
State Employee Number: 338608

Carolyn Ellis holds the role of Custodian II at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,003.

Venessa Wallace

Custodian II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$35,003

Base pay: $35,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,003
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8005
Hire Date: Jan 9, 2014
Monthly Pay: $2,917
State Employee Number: 519988

At Department of Public Safety, Venessa Wallace serves as a Custodian II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $35,003.

Francisco Saldivar

Custodian II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$35,003

Base pay: $35,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,003
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8005
Hire Date: Feb 15, 2018
Monthly Pay: $2,917
State Employee Number: 1106972

At Department of Public Safety, Francisco Saldivar serves as a Custodian II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $35,003.

Carl Montgomery

Custodian II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$35,003

Base pay: $35,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,003
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8005
Hire Date: Mar 15, 2019
Monthly Pay: $2,917
State Employee Number: 1176920

Carl Montgomery holds the role of Custodian II at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,003.