Texas / Ninth Court of Appeals District

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Ninth Court of Appeals District

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

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

In 2026, this agency had 19 employees with median total compensation of $141,574; the highest distinct record was $231,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $2.7M
Employees: 19
Median total: $141,574
Highest record: $231,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$50,880$231,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 19 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($141,574) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $140,514 (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

$77,910

$106,634

$141,574

$180,506

$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 $77,910. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

6 · $141,574

3 · $192,500

1 · $225,225

1 · $180,506

1 · $159,270

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	$2.3M —	18 —	$127,312 —
2026	$2.7M ▲ 15.5%	19 ▲ 5.6%	$141,574 ▲ 11.2%

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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.

Third Court of Appeals District Texas98% match
Office of Administrative Law California70% match
Public Defender City and County of San Francisco68% match
Public Defender Council, Georgia Georgia61% match
District Attorney Allegheny County, Pennsylvania60% match
Attorney General's Office South Carolina57% match

Record list

Employees

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Melanie Smith

Deputy Clerk IV/Ninth Court of Appeals District

2026 total comp

$65,720

Base pay: $65,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,720
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3626
Hire Date: Apr 14, 2025
Monthly Pay: $5,477
State Employee Number: 1775883

Melanie Smith is a Deputy Clerk IV at Ninth Court of Appeals District. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,720.