Fourteenth Court of Appeals District

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

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

In 2026, this agency had 43 employees with median total compensation of $140,980; the highest distinct record was $244,475.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $6.3M
Employees: 43
Median total: $140,980
Highest record: $244,475

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$70,490$231,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 43 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($140,980) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $147,409 (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

$85,000

$140,980

$211,750

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $211,750 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $85,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Attorney IV

25 · $140,980

Justice

8 · $211,750

Staff Services Officer IV

3 · $80,637

Director II

2 · $122,598

Chief Justice

1 · $244,475

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	$5.7M —	44 —	$130,410 —
2026	$6.3M ▲ 11.1%	43 ▼ 2.3%	$140,980 ▲ 8.1%

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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.

First Court of Appeals District Texas100% match
Office of Administrative Law California77% match
Public Defender City and County of San Francisco69% match
Public Defender Council, Georgia Georgia67% match
District Attorney Allegheny County, Pennsylvania61% match
Attorney General's Office South Carolina61% match

Record list

Employees

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Deborah Young

Clerk of the Court/Fourteenth Court of Appeals District

2025 total comp

$163,013

Base pay: $163,013
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,013
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3635
Hire Date: Sep 19, 2005
Monthly Pay: $13,584
State Employee Number: 141353

Deborah Young is a Clerk of the Court at Fourteenth Court of Appeals District. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $163,013.