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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

Christopher Steinbach

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$214,596

Base pay: $214,596
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $214,596
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Dec 23, 2014
Monthly Pay: $17,883
State Employee Number: 189382

Christopher Steinbach works as a Leg. Official/Administrator for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Christopher earned $214,596 in 2026.

John Gibbs

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$210,000

Base pay: $210,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $210,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $17,500
State Employee Number: 7970

At Senate, John Gibbs serves as a Leg. Official/Administrator. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $210,000.

Ashley Westenhover

Leg. Official/Administrator/Senate

2026 total comp

$209,220

Base pay: $209,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,220
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Jan 10, 2023
Monthly Pay: $17,435
State Employee Number: 164560

At Senate, Ashley Westenhover serves as a Leg. Official/Administrator. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $209,220.