Texas / Eighth Court of Appeals District

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Eighth Court of Appeals District

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

The Eighth Court of Appeals District operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2026, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $134,832; the highest distinct record was $244,475.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $2.3M
Employees: 18
Median total: $134,832
Highest record: $244,475

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$48,000$244,475+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($134,832) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $126,760 (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

$54,060

$76,320

$134,832

$141,574

$192,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $192,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,060. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

8 · $134,832

2 · $211,750

1 · $244,475

1 · $131,445

1 · $101,760

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	$1.9M —	17 —	$120,000 —
2026	$2.3M ▲ 21.0%	18 ▲ 5.9%	$134,832 ▲ 12.4%

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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.

Fourth Court of Appeals District Texas96% match
Office of Administrative Law California77% match
City Attorney City and County of San Francisco72% match
Public Defender Council, Georgia Georgia67% match
District Attorney Allegheny County, Pennsylvania66% match
Attorney General's Office South Carolina62% match

Record list

Employees

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Cathy Bradford

Attorney IV/Eighth Court of Appeals District

2026 total comp

$128,124

Base pay: $128,124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,124
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3505
Hire Date: May 2, 2019
Monthly Pay: $10,677
State Employee Number: 81875

Cathy Bradford holds the role of Attorney IV at Eighth Court of Appeals District. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $128,124.