Texas / Sixth Court of Appeals District

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Sixth Court of Appeals District

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

The Sixth Court of Appeals District operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2026, this agency had 14 employees with median total compensation of $144,061; the highest distinct record was $225,225.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $1.9M
Employees: 14
Median total: $144,061
Highest record: $225,225

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$65,000$225,225+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 14 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($144,061) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $137,436 (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

$78,750

$91,000

$144,061

$153,435

$192,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $192,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $78,750. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

5 · $148,122

2 · $192,500

2 · $91,000

2 · $71,875

1 · $225,225

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	$1.8M —	15 —	$127,050 —
2026	$1.9M ▲ 4.1%	14 ▼ 6.7%	$144,061 ▲ 13.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Paul Caver Jr

Clerk of the Court/Sixth Court of Appeals District

2026 total comp

$140,000

Base pay: $140,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3635
Hire Date: Oct 15, 2012
Monthly Pay: $11,667
State Employee Number: 336026

Paul Caver Jr works as a Clerk of the Court for Sixth Court of Appeals District. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Paul earned $140,000 in 2026.

Jonathan Smolarz

Attorney IV/Sixth Court of Appeals District

2026 total comp

$139,973

Base pay: $139,973
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,973
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3505
Hire Date: Sep 16, 2024
Monthly Pay: $11,664
State Employee Number: 1732950

Jonathan Smolarz works as a Attorney IV for Sixth Court of Appeals District. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jonathan earned $139,973 in 2026.