Texas / Secretary of State / Attorney V
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
4 employees hold this title in Secretary of State. Median total compensation for the role is $159,819, above the department median of $69,300.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Lawyers — about 56,580 people — is $154,200. Secretary of State pays a median base salary of $128,738 for this role, 17% below that figure — about the 38th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Secretary of State’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Secretary of State’s median base salary is 19% below that national figure, about the 36th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Texas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Secretary of State is $128,738, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Attorney V is held in 39 Texas departments. In Secretary of State, the median of $159,819 ranks #6 of 39.
Median total compensation for the Attorney V role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $124,428 ranks #3 of 14. See Attorney across all of Texas →
Median total compensation for comparable Attorneyroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Attorney V/Secretary of State
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Charles Pinney is a Attorney V at Secretary of State. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $165,000.
Attorney V/Secretary of State
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At Secretary of State, Melissa Clark serves as a Attorney V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $159,819.
Attorney V/Secretary of State
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David Eskew holds the role of Attorney V at Secretary of State. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $159,819.
Attorney V/Secretary of State
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Lena Proft holds the role of Attorney V at Secretary of State. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $148,000.