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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
Ocf District of Columbia82% 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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Durward Brooks

IT Support Specialist/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$80,729

Base pay: $80,729
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,729
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ITSS
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $6,727
State Employee Number: 1134368

Durward Brooks works as a IT Support Specialist for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Durward earned $80,729 in 2026.

Ezequiel Zaragoza

Classification Analyst/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$80,000

Base pay: $80,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: CLA1
Hire Date: May 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $6,667
State Employee Number: 1109810

Ezequiel Zaragoza holds the role of Classification Analyst at State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,000.

Matthew Montgomery

Auditor V/State Auditor's Office

2025 total comp

$79,685

Base pay: $79,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,685
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD5
Hire Date: Jun 3, 2019
Monthly Pay: $6,640
State Employee Number: 1176192

At State Auditor's Office, Matthew Montgomery serves as a Auditor V. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,685.

Brady Bennett

Auditor V/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$79,152

Base pay: $79,152
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,152
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD5
Hire Date: Jan 5, 2015
Monthly Pay: $6,596
State Employee Number: 782437

Brady Bennett works as a Auditor V for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Brady earned $79,152 in 2026.

Allison Fries

Auditor V/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$79,146

Base pay: $79,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,146
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD5
Hire Date: Jan 4, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,595
State Employee Number: 949596

At State Auditor's Office, Allison Fries serves as a Auditor V. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $79,146.

Lindsay Escalante

Auditor V/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$78,944

Base pay: $78,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,944
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD5
Hire Date: Jun 3, 2019
Monthly Pay: $6,579
State Employee Number: 1127306

Lindsay Escalante works as a Auditor V for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Lindsay earned $78,944 in 2026.

Erica Chapa

Senior Accountant/State Auditor's Office

2025 total comp

$76,549

Base pay: $76,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,549
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SACT
Hire Date: Jan 4, 2021
Monthly Pay: $6,379
State Employee Number: 1298512

Erica Chapa is a Senior Accountant at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $76,549.

Michael Bennett

Auditor IV/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$76,075

Base pay: $76,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,075
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD4
Hire Date: Jan 2, 2017
Monthly Pay: $6,340
State Employee Number: 1054022

Michael Bennett holds the role of Auditor IV at State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,075.

Charlotte Carr

Auditor IV/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$75,760

Base pay: $75,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,760
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD4
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $6,313
State Employee Number: 1467534

Charlotte Carr is a Auditor IV at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $75,760.

Jennifer Fries

Auditor IV/State Auditor's Office

2025 total comp

$75,597

Base pay: $75,597
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,597
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD4
Hire Date: Jan 5, 2015
Monthly Pay: $6,300
State Employee Number: 779998

Jennifer Fries holds the role of Auditor IV at State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,597.