Texas / Secretary of State

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Secretary of State

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

The Secretary of State administers elections and maintains official state records and registrations.

In 2026, this agency had 299 employees with median total compensation of $69,300; the highest distinct record was $285,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $23.7M
Employees: 299
Median total: $69,300
Highest record: $285,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$50,000$190,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 299 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($69,300) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $79,178 (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

$53,699

$57,985

$69,300

$81,900

$113,715

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,715 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,699. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Program Specialist V

43 · $69,300

Program Specialist I

39 · $53,699

Program Specialist II

17 · $57,985

Education Specialist IV

15 · $78,750

Customer Service Representative IV

15 · $53,699

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	$21M —	270 —	$69,300 —
2026	$23.7M ▲ 12.6%	299 ▲ 10.7%	$69,300 ±0%

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Record list

Employees

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Rose Sears

Manager III/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$94,462

Base pay: $94,462
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,462
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1602
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2008
Monthly Pay: $7,872
State Employee Number: 62201

Rose Sears holds the role of Manager III at Secretary of State. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $94,462.

Benjamin Haynes

Investigator VI/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$92,610

Base pay: $92,610
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,610
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1356
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $7,718
State Employee Number: 1580089

Benjamin Haynes is a Investigator VI at Secretary of State. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $92,610.

Tymande Burton

Manager IV/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$91,836

Base pay: $91,836
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,836
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1603
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $7,653
State Employee Number: 1624524

At Secretary of State, Tymande Burton serves as a Manager IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $91,836.

Diana Klinger

Program Management Specialist I/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$91,000

Base pay: $91,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1670
Hire Date: Apr 15, 2021
Monthly Pay: $7,583
State Employee Number: 1054460

Diana Klinger holds the role of Program Management Specialist I at Secretary of State. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $91,000.