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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

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Katarina Raich

Legislative Administrative Support/Senate

2025 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Utp - Unclassified Temporary Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7102
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1766687

Katarina Raich is a Legislative Administrative Support at Senate. They work utp - unclassified temporary part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $12,000.

Ezra Villarreal

Legislative Administrative Support/Senate

2025 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7102
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1766700

Ezra Villarreal works as a Legislative Administrative Support for Senate. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Ezra earned $12,000 in 2025.

Ella Crowson

Legislative Professional/Senate

2025 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Utp - Unclassified Temporary Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7104
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1766701

Ella Crowson is a Legislative Professional at Senate. They work utp - unclassified temporary part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $12,000.

Andrea Diaz

Legislative Administrative Support/Senate

2026 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Utp - Unclassified Temporary Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7102
Hire Date: Jan 12, 2026
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1831509

Andrea Diaz is a Legislative Administrative Support at Senate. They work utp - unclassified temporary part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2026 total compensation came to $12,000.

Avery Engleman

Legislative Administrative Support/Senate

2026 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Utp - Unclassified Temporary Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7102
Hire Date: Jan 13, 2026
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1830047

Avery Engleman holds the role of Legislative Administrative Support at Senate. Their status is utp - unclassified temporary part-time, 0.5 FTE. In 2026, their total compensation was $12,000.

Victoria Hultz

Legislative Administrative Support/Senate

2026 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Utp - Unclassified Temporary Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7102
Hire Date: Oct 2, 2025
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1804304

Victoria Hultz works as a Legislative Administrative Support for Senate. Their status is utp - unclassified temporary part-time, 0.5 FTE. Victoria earned $12,000 in 2026.

William Mathis

Legislative Administrative Support/Senate

2026 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Utp - Unclassified Temporary Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7102
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1804303

William Mathis is a Legislative Administrative Support at Senate. They work utp - unclassified temporary part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2026 total compensation came to $12,000.

Brandon Rausch

Legislative Administrative Support/Senate

2026 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Utp - Unclassified Temporary Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7102
Hire Date: Jan 21, 2026
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1833616

Brandon Rausch is a Legislative Administrative Support at Senate. They work utp - unclassified temporary part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2026 total compensation came to $12,000.

Janet Shuey

Legislative Administrative Support/Senate

2026 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Utp - Unclassified Temporary Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7102
Hire Date: Jan 12, 2026
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1831705

Janet Shuey works as a Legislative Administrative Support for Senate. Their status is utp - unclassified temporary part-time, 0.75 FTE. Janet earned $12,000 in 2026.

Abigail Vo

Legislative Paraprofessional/Senate

2026 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Utp - Unclassified Temporary Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.38
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7105
Hire Date: Sep 18, 2025
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1802326

Abigail Vo is a Legislative Paraprofessional at Senate. They work utp - unclassified temporary part-time, 0.38 FTE. 2026 total compensation came to $12,000.

Chelle Wilson

Legislative Paraprofessional/Senate

2026 total comp

$12,000

Base pay: $12,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,000
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7105
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2026
Monthly Pay: $1,000
State Employee Number: 1836354

Chelle Wilson works as a Legislative Paraprofessional for Senate. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.75 FTE. Chelle earned $12,000 in 2026.