Texas / Fifth Court of Appeals District

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Fifth Court of Appeals District

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

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

In 2026, this agency had 64 employees with median total compensation of $141,926; the highest distinct record was $231,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $8.9M
Employees: 64
Median total: $141,926
Highest record: $231,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$23,100$231,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 64 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($141,926) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $139,598 (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

$58,474

$129,987

$141,926

$156,506

$231,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $231,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $58,474. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

24 · $141,926

12 · $231,000

9 · $156,506

6 · $57,844

3 · $23,100

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	$7.8M —	64 —	$126,719 —
2026	$8.9M ▲ 14.9%	64 ±0%	$141,926 ▲ 12.0%

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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 California70% match
City Attorney City and County of San Francisco64% match
Public Defender Council, Georgia Georgia61% match
District Attorney Allegheny County, Pennsylvania58% match
Attorney General's Office South Carolina56% match

Record list

Employees

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Cliffie Wesson

General Counsel V/Fifth Court of Appeals District

2026 total comp

$197,097

Base pay: $197,097
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197,097
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3525
Hire Date: Oct 3, 1994
Monthly Pay: $16,425
State Employee Number: 103639

Cliffie Wesson works as a General Counsel V for Fifth Court of Appeals District. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Cliffie earned $197,097 in 2026.