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Legislative Reference Library

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

The Legislative Reference Library supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2026, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $57,183; the highest distinct record was $181,912.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $1.5M
Employees: 23
Median total: $57,183
Highest record: $181,912

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$12,940$181,912+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($57,183) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $64,594 (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

$38,032

$46,216

$57,183

$73,779

$85,329

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $85,329 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $38,032. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Librarian IV

3 · $78,103

Librarian III

3 · $57,984

Archivist II

3 · $56,040

Administrative Assnt II

3 · $41,191

Library Assistant II

3 · $38,032

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	$1.6M —	25 —	$56,040 —
2026	$1.5M ▼ 4.8%	23 ▼ 8.0%	$57,183 ▲ 2.0%

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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.

Texas State Library & Archives Texas72% match
Rockford Public Library City of Rockford67% match
Flp Free Library of Phila City of Philadelphia54% match
Libraries Miami-Dade County52% match
Library Ramsey County, Minnesota37% match

Record list

Employees

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Anna Wood

Librarian IV/Legislative Reference Library

2026 total comp

$74,686

Base pay: $74,686
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,686
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7404
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2004
Monthly Pay: $6,224
State Employee Number: 1582

Anna Wood holds the role of Librarian IV at Legislative Reference Library. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,686.

Kaelyn Morice

Archivist III/Legislative Reference Library

2026 total comp

$73,779

Base pay: $73,779
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,779
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7409
Hire Date: Mar 11, 2019
Monthly Pay: $6,148
State Employee Number: 336205

Kaelyn Morice is a Archivist III at Legislative Reference Library. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $73,779.