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State Auditor's Office

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

The State Auditor's Office manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2026, this agency had 201 employees with median total compensation of $79,152; the highest distinct record was $242,550.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $18.9M
Employees: 201
Median total: $79,152
Highest record: $242,550

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$47,000$183,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 201 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,152) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $94,069 (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

$58,000

$66,522

$79,152

$120,000

$143,488

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $143,488 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $58,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Auditor III

34 · $67,105

Auditor II

27 · $56,925

Auditor IV

17 · $73,500

Managing Senior Auditor

15 · $123,000

Auditor VI

14 · $97,176

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	$18.5M —	193 —	$86,313 —
2026	$18.9M ▲ 2.1%	201 ▲ 4.1%	$79,152 ▼ 8.3%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Comp-Audits City of Baltimore85% match
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Clr City Controller City of Philadelphia56% match
MNPS School Audit Metro Nashville52% match

Record list

Employees

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Jacqueline Thompson

Managing Senior Auditor/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$120,000

Base pay: $120,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: MSA1
Hire Date: Apr 2, 2012
Monthly Pay: $10,000
State Employee Number: 28947

At State Auditor's Office, Jacqueline Thompson serves as a Managing Senior Auditor. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $120,000.

Jeffrey Criminger

Managing Senior Auditor/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$120,000

Base pay: $120,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: MSA1
Hire Date: Jan 7, 2013
Monthly Pay: $10,000
State Employee Number: 339803

Jeffrey Criminger works as a Managing Senior Auditor for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Jeffrey earned $120,000 in 2026.

Taylor Huff

Managing Senior Auditor/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$120,000

Base pay: $120,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: MSA1
Hire Date: Jun 9, 2014
Monthly Pay: $10,000
State Employee Number: 764305

Taylor Huff is a Managing Senior Auditor at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $120,000.

Erin Peloquin

Managing Senior Auditor/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$120,000

Base pay: $120,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: MSA1
Hire Date: Jan 2, 2019
Monthly Pay: $10,000
State Employee Number: 1164691

At State Auditor's Office, Erin Peloquin serves as a Managing Senior Auditor. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $120,000.

Ann Karnes

Managing Senior Auditor/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$119,757

Base pay: $119,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,757
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: MSA1
Hire Date: Aug 1, 1996
Monthly Pay: $9,980
State Employee Number: 62680

Ann Karnes is a Managing Senior Auditor at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $119,757.

Bianca Pineda

Senior Quality Control Reviewer/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$118,951

Base pay: $118,951
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,951
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: QCR2
Hire Date: Jan 7, 2013
Monthly Pay: $9,913
State Employee Number: 337815

Bianca Pineda works as a Senior Quality Control Reviewer for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Bianca earned $118,951 in 2026.

Jeffery Patschke

Senior Systems Architect Inf/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$115,829

Base pay: $115,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,829
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SSAI
Hire Date: May 25, 2020
Monthly Pay: $9,652
State Employee Number: 108051

Jeffery Patschke works as a Senior Systems Architect Inf for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Jeffery earned $115,829 in 2026.

Melissa Jones

Supervising Investigator/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$115,762

Base pay: $115,762
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,762
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SPIN
Hire Date: Jan 22, 2019
Monthly Pay: $9,647
State Employee Number: 341289

Melissa Jones holds the role of Supervising Investigator at State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,762.

Sarah Daigle

Managing Senior Auditor/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$115,658

Base pay: $115,658
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,658
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: MSA1
Hire Date: Apr 10, 2023
Monthly Pay: $9,638
State Employee Number: 1628983

Sarah Daigle holds the role of Managing Senior Auditor at State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,658.

Robert Burg

Senior Systems Analyst/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$115,487

Base pay: $115,487
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,487
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SRSA
Hire Date: Jan 5, 2009
Monthly Pay: $9,624
State Employee Number: 79908

Robert Burg works as a Senior Systems Analyst for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Robert earned $115,487 in 2026.