Policy Analyst II

Collect and analyze data to inform decisions, produce reports, and identify trends.

8 employees hold this title in Sunset Advisory Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $76,440, below the department median of $78,477.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $622.5K
Role median: $76,440
Agency median: $78,477
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$75,075$84,975+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Texas

Policy Analyst II is held in 2 Texas departments. In Sunset Advisory Commission, the median of $76,440 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Agriculture

$75,600 · 4

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

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Policy Analyst beyond Texas

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $75,600 ranks #4 of 6. See Policy Analyst across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia

$106,763 · 53

Georgia

$99,735 · 11

City of Chicago

$87,120 · 18

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$26,640 · 19

Rhode Island

$19,318 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Policy Analystroles 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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Sarah Gruen

Policy Analyst II/Sunset Advisory Commission

2025 total comp

$78,225

Base pay: $78,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,225
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: P076
Hire Date: Sep 7, 2021
Monthly Pay: $6,519
State Employee Number: 1420818

Sarah Gruen works as a Policy Analyst II for Sunset Advisory Commission. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Sarah earned $78,225 in 2025.