Texas / State Office of Administrative Hearings

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State Office of Administrative Hearings

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

The State Office of Administrative Hearings provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2026, this agency had 112 employees with median total compensation of $104,007; the highest distinct record was $233,849.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $10.9M
Employees: 112
Median total: $104,007
Highest record: $233,849

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$50,880$163,611+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 112 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($104,007) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $97,433 (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

$53,000

$56,180

$104,007

$117,621

$149,587

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $149,587 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Administrative Law Judge III

24 · $117,621

Administrative Law Judge II

14 · $104,007

Legal Secretary III

14 · $53,000

Master Administrative Law Judge I

7 · $149,587

Deputy Clerk III

7 · $53,000

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	$10M —	109 —	$96,620 —
2026	$10.9M ▲ 9.0%	112 ▲ 2.8%	$104,007 ▲ 7.6%

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.

Oah District of Columbia74% match
Office of Administrative Law New Jersey71% match
Workers' Compensation, State Board Of Georgia58% match
Occupational Safety & Health Review Cmsn U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)40% match
Division of Administrative Hearings Florida38% match

Record list

Employees

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Melissa Ricard

Administrative Law Judge III/State Office of Administrative Hearings

2026 total comp

$112,612

Base pay: $112,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,612
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3644
Hire Date: Aug 19, 2002
Monthly Pay: $9,384
State Employee Number: 15653

Melissa Ricard works as a Administrative Law Judge III for State Office of Administrative Hearings. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Melissa earned $112,612 in 2026.

Veronica Najera

Administrative Law Judge III/State Office of Administrative Hearings

2026 total comp

$112,612

Base pay: $112,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,612
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3644
Hire Date: Feb 5, 2003
Monthly Pay: $9,384
State Employee Number: 47354

Veronica Najera is a Administrative Law Judge III at State Office of Administrative Hearings. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $112,612.

Brian Phillips

Administrative Law Judge III/State Office of Administrative Hearings

2026 total comp

$112,612

Base pay: $112,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,612
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3644
Hire Date: Jan 1, 1995
Monthly Pay: $9,384
State Employee Number: 103355

At State Office of Administrative Hearings, Brian Phillips serves as a Administrative Law Judge III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $112,612.