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Senate

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

The Senate is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2026, this agency had 545 employees with median total compensation of $65,400; the highest distinct record was $459,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $43.3M
Employees: 545
Median total: $65,400
Highest record: $459,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,040$262,080+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 545 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,400) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $79,499 (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

$14,400

$46,800

$65,400

$98,880

$158,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $158,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $14,400. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Legislative Professional

165 · $72,000

Leg. Official/Administrator

148 · $114,680

Legislative Administrative Support

119 · $48,552

Legislative Paraprofessional

41 · $55,000

Elected Official

31 · $7,200

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	$46.9M —	683 —	$59,400 —
2026	$43.3M ▼ 7.6%	545 ▼ 20.2%	$65,400 ▲ 10.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Camille Foster

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$206,724

Base pay: $206,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,724
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Jan 10, 2017
Monthly Pay: $17,227
State Employee Number: 193864

Camille Foster holds the role of Leg. Official/Administrator at Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $206,724.

Shannon Harmon

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$206,004

Base pay: $206,004
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,004
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $17,167
State Employee Number: 694756

Shannon Harmon holds the role of Leg. Official/Administrator at Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $206,004.

Andria Franco

Legislative Professional/Senate

2026 total comp

$205,000

Base pay: $205,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $205,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7104
Hire Date: Nov 28, 2022
Monthly Pay: $17,083
State Employee Number: 52695

Andria Franco holds the role of Legislative Professional at Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $205,000.

Erin Wilson

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$204,000

Base pay: $204,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $204,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Feb 15, 2019
Monthly Pay: $17,000
State Employee Number: 85689

Erin Wilson is a Leg. Official/Administrator at Senate. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $204,000.

Tara Clements

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2025 total comp

$204,000

Base pay: $204,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $204,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $17,000
State Employee Number: 104116

Tara Clements works as a Leg. Official/Administrator for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Tara earned $204,000 in 2025.

Caitriana Corkill

Legislative Professional/Senate

2025 total comp

$204,000

Base pay: $204,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $204,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7104
Hire Date: Aug 20, 2018
Monthly Pay: $17,000
State Employee Number: 783989

At Senate, Caitriana Corkill serves as a Legislative Professional. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $204,000.

Matthew Murdoch

Legislative Professional/Senate

2026 total comp

$204,000

Base pay: $204,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $204,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7104
Hire Date: Nov 4, 2019
Monthly Pay: $17,000
State Employee Number: 1056503

Matthew Murdoch works as a Legislative Professional for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Matthew earned $204,000 in 2026.

Joaquin Guadarrama

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$200,000

Base pay: $200,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $200,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $16,667
State Employee Number: 51578

Joaquin Guadarrama holds the role of Leg. Official/Administrator at Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $200,000.

Margaret Frain

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$198,000

Base pay: $198,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $198,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Jan 12, 2021
Monthly Pay: $16,500
State Employee Number: 66686

Margaret Frain holds the role of Leg. Official/Administrator at Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $198,000.

Shannon Birdwell

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$198,000

Base pay: $198,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $198,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Sep 18, 2023
Monthly Pay: $16,500
State Employee Number: 1056480

Shannon Birdwell holds the role of Leg. Official/Administrator at Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $198,000.

Harold Stone Jr

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$196,920

Base pay: $196,920
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $196,920
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Jan 10, 2023
Monthly Pay: $16,410
State Employee Number: 67036

Harold Stone Jr holds the role of Leg. Official/Administrator at Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $196,920.