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General Counsel I

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

1 employees hold this title in State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin. Median total compensation for the role is $100,170, above the department median of $59,500.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$100.2K
Role median
$100,170
Agency median
$59,500
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

General Counsel I pay vs. Texas

Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Lawyers — about 56,580 people — is $154,200. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin pays a median base salary of $100,170 for this role, 35% below that figureabout the 23rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$79,340
$102,810
$154,200
$223,390
$349,490
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin median · $100,170

The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin’s median base salary is 37% below that national figure, about the 23rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$78,360
$102,990
$159,670
$221,370
$351,600
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin median · $100,170

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Texas range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin is $100,170, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Texas

General Counsel I is held in 8 Texas departments. In State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin, the median of $100,170 ranks #6 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the General Counsel I role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

General Counsel beyond Texas

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $162,498 ranks #8 of 14. See General Counsel across all of Texas

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$219,998 · 5
California
$217,477 · 10
Tennessee
$205,192 · 25
District of Columbia
$190,389 · 41
Georgia
$168,000 · 7
City of Boston
$164,844 · 7
Minnesota
$148,326 · 79

Median total compensation for comparable General Counselroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kelly Phelps

General Counsel I/State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin

2026 total comp
$100,170
Base pay
$100,170
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,170
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Class Code
3521
Hire Date
Nov 6, 2023
Monthly Pay
$8,348
State Employee Number
1422545

At State Board of Veterinary Medical Examin, Kelly Phelps serves as a General Counsel I. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,170.