Texas / Office of Public Utility Counsel

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Office of Public Utility Counsel

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

The Office of Public Utility Counsel operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2026, this agency had 22 employees with median total compensation of $94,800; the highest distinct record was $192,509.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $2.4M
Employees: 22
Median total: $94,800
Highest record: $192,509

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$54,978$192,509+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 22 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($94,800) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $109,081 (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

$70,008

$75,688

$94,800

$143,436

$176,839

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $176,839 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $70,008. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

2 · $150,604

2 · $127,880

2 · $92,910

2 · $75,688

1 · $192,509

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 —	17 —	$78,306 —
2026	$2.4M ▲ 47.6%	22 ▲ 29.4%	$94,800 ▲ 21.1%

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Record list

Employees

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Benjamin Barkley

Public Counsel, Public Utility Counsel/Office of Public Utility Counsel

2026 total comp

$176,839

Base pay: $176,839
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,839
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: P086
Hire Date: Dec 2, 2024
Monthly Pay: $14,737
State Employee Number: 98071

Benjamin Barkley works as a Public Counsel, Public Utility Counsel for Office of Public Utility Counsel. Their status is erf - exempt regular full-time. Benjamin earned $176,839 in 2026.