Texas / State Auditor's Office

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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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Link Wilson

Auditor VI/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$96,104

Base pay: $96,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,104
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD6
Hire Date: Mar 3, 2014
Monthly Pay: $8,009
State Employee Number: 743943

Link Wilson holds the role of Auditor VI at State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $96,104.

Brenda Zamarripa

Auditor VI/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$95,260

Base pay: $95,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,260
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD6
Hire Date: Jan 7, 2008
Monthly Pay: $7,938
State Employee Number: 71583

Brenda Zamarripa works as a Auditor VI for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Brenda earned $95,260 in 2026.

Lucinda Viescas

Sup. Investigative Analyst/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$93,872

Base pay: $93,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,872
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SIA1
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $7,823
State Employee Number: 35268

Lucinda Viescas holds the role of Sup. Investigative Analyst at State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $93,872.

Cody Bogan

Auditor VI/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$93,792

Base pay: $93,792
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,792
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD6
Hire Date: Jan 3, 2018
Monthly Pay: $7,816
State Employee Number: 140041

At State Auditor's Office, Cody Bogan serves as a Auditor VI. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $93,792.

Jamin Williams

Senior Systems Administrator/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$93,342

Base pay: $93,342
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,342
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SSA2
Hire Date: Oct 6, 2014
Monthly Pay: $7,778
State Employee Number: 776673

Jamin Williams works as a Senior Systems Administrator for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Jamin earned $93,342 in 2026.

Justin Sams

Senior HR Specialist/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$93,216

Base pay: $93,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,216
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SHRS
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $7,768
State Employee Number: 979526

Justin Sams is a Senior HR Specialist at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $93,216.

Jennifer Grant

Auditor VI/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$92,955

Base pay: $92,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,955
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD6
Hire Date: Jan 4, 2016
Monthly Pay: $7,746
State Employee Number: 811809

Jennifer Grant is a Auditor VI at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $92,955.

Alana Montoro

Auditor VI/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$92,787

Base pay: $92,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,787
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD6
Hire Date: Sep 5, 2017
Monthly Pay: $7,732
State Employee Number: 1081536

Alana Montoro works as a Auditor VI for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Alana earned $92,787 in 2026.

Chase Dierschke

Data Analyst/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$92,705

Base pay: $92,705
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,705
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: DA01
Hire Date: Jan 3, 2018
Monthly Pay: $7,725
State Employee Number: 127440

Chase Dierschke works as a Data Analyst for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Chase earned $92,705 in 2026.