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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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Michelle Feller

Manager Quality Control Reviewer/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$142,730

Base pay: $142,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,730
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: QCR3
Hire Date: Jun 1, 1995
Monthly Pay: $11,894
State Employee Number: 68381

Michelle Feller holds the role of Manager Quality Control Reviewer at State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $142,730.

Garth Faigley

Senior Systems Architect Development/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$142,631

Base pay: $142,631
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,631
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SSAD
Hire Date: Jul 28, 2008
Monthly Pay: $11,886
State Employee Number: 140061

Garth Faigley works as a Senior Systems Architect Development for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Garth earned $142,631 in 2026.

Michael Dula

Senior Systems Analyst/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$142,341

Base pay: $142,341
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,341
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SRSA
Hire Date: Jun 2, 2014
Monthly Pay: $11,862
State Employee Number: 181486

Michael Dula is a Senior Systems Analyst at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $142,341.

Cathleen Day

General Counsel/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$141,429

Base pay: $141,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,429
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: GC01
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $11,786
State Employee Number: 1176086

Cathleen Day works as a General Counsel for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Cathleen earned $141,429 in 2026.

Kelsey Arnold

Lead Government Analyst/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$138,612

Base pay: $138,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,612
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LGA1
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2011
Monthly Pay: $11,551
State Employee Number: 23080

Kelsey Arnold is a Lead Government Analyst at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $138,612.

Robert Pagenkopf

Managing Senior Auditor/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$138,321

Base pay: $138,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,321
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: MSA1
Hire Date: Jun 4, 2007
Monthly Pay: $11,527
State Employee Number: 64254

Robert Pagenkopf 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 $138,321.

Justin Griffin

Senior Systems Architect Inf/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$138,000

Base pay: $138,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SSAI
Hire Date: Nov 9, 2009
Monthly Pay: $11,500
State Employee Number: 113642

Justin Griffin works as a Senior Systems Architect Inf for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Justin earned $138,000 in 2026.