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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+

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%

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 296

Honee Riker Powers

Records Analyst I/Department of Public Safety

2026 total comp

$20,400

Base pay: $20,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,400
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7480
Hire Date: Feb 15, 2025
Monthly Pay: $1,700
State Employee Number: 1766849

Honee Riker Powers works as a Records Analyst I for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. Honee earned $20,400 in 2026.

Romel Ellis

Custodian II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$17,501

Base pay: $17,501
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,501
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8005
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $1,458
State Employee Number: 148393

Romel Ellis holds the role of Custodian II at Department of Public Safety. Their status is crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $17,501.

Rosa Sosa-Offutt

Custodian II/Department of Public Safety

2025 total comp

$17,501

Base pay: $17,501
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,501
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 8005
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $1,458
State Employee Number: 1765788

Rosa Sosa-Offutt works as a Custodian II for Department of Public Safety. Their status is crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. Rosa earned $17,501 in 2025.