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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

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Frederick Means

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Mar 28, 2005
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 189551

Frederick Means holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $93,937.

Christopher Richmond

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Sep 30, 2007
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 189810

Christopher Richmond works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Christopher earned $93,937 in 2026.

Adan Lopez

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Mar 5, 2006
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 190396

Adan Lopez is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $93,937.

Philip Stambaugh

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Mar 5, 2006
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 193155

At Department of Public Safety, Philip Stambaugh serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $93,937.

Brian Coleman

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Sep 30, 2007
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 195578

At Department of Public Safety, Brian Coleman serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $93,937.

Michael Earheart

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Mar 5, 2006
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 197726

Michael Earheart works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Michael earned $93,937 in 2026.

Brant Smith

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Mar 29, 2009
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 199715

At Department of Public Safety, Brant Smith serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $93,937.

David Wyman

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Nov 12, 2007
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 22219

David Wyman works as a Trooper for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. David earned $93,937 in 2026.

Gene Flowers

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Jan 21, 2007
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 108329

Gene Flowers is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $93,937.

Joshua Cashion

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Mar 5, 2006
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 71179

Joshua Cashion is a Trooper at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $93,937.

Manuel Gonzales

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: May 21, 2007
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 31455

Manuel Gonzales holds the role of Trooper at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $93,937.

Christian Estrada

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Sep 28, 2008
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 157643

At Department of Public Safety, Christian Estrada serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,937.

John Moya

Trooper/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,937

Base pay: $93,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,937
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9928
Hire Date: Jan 21, 2007
Monthly Pay: $7,828
State Employee Number: 90458

At Department of Public Safety, John Moya serves as a Trooper. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $93,937.

Patricia Hafkey

Program Management Specialist II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,535

Base pay: $93,535
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,535
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1671
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $7,795
State Employee Number: 1064629

Patricia Hafkey is a Program Management Specialist II at Department of Public Safety. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $93,535.

Stephanie Carreon

Program Management Specialist II/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$93,535

Base pay: $93,535
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,535
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1671
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $7,795
State Employee Number: 1268970

At Department of Public Safety, Stephanie Carreon serves as a Program Management Specialist II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $93,535.