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Supreme Court

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

The Supreme Court operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2026, this agency had 81 employees with median total compensation of $85,962; the highest distinct record was $266,700.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $9.7M
Employees: 81
Median total: $85,962
Highest record: $266,700

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$56,180$252,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 81 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,962) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $119,584 (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

$72,080

$78,972

$85,962

$153,607

$210,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $210,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $72,080. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

21 · $78,972

17 · $153,607

8 · $252,000

7 · $134,832

Executive Assistant III

4 · $75,115

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	$8.5M —	81 —	$82,643 —
2026	$9.7M ▲ 14.4%	81 ±0%	$85,962 ▲ 4.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Michael Garcia

Executive Assistant III/Supreme Court

2026 total comp

$72,080

Base pay: $72,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,080
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 164
Hire Date: Oct 29, 2024
Monthly Pay: $6,007
State Employee Number: 1642170

Michael Garcia holds the role of Executive Assistant III at Supreme Court. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,080.

Tiffany Edwards

Program Specialist III/Supreme Court

2026 total comp

$71,009

Base pay: $71,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,009
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1572
Hire Date: May 26, 2018
Monthly Pay: $5,917
State Employee Number: 6825

Tiffany Edwards is a Program Specialist III at Supreme Court. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $71,009.

Chelsea Martinez

Program Specialist III/Supreme Court

2026 total comp

$70,675

Base pay: $70,675
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,675
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1572
Hire Date: Jan 22, 2020
Monthly Pay: $5,890
State Employee Number: 1109404

Chelsea Martinez is a Program Specialist III at Supreme Court. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $70,675.

Monica Zamarripa

Deputy Clerk IV/Supreme Court

2026 total comp

$69,928

Base pay: $69,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,928
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3626
Hire Date: Oct 22, 2007
Monthly Pay: $5,827
State Employee Number: 20903

Monica Zamarripa works as a Deputy Clerk IV for Supreme Court. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Monica earned $69,928 in 2026.

Maisey Martinez

Deputy Clerk IV/Supreme Court

2026 total comp

$69,430

Base pay: $69,430
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,430
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3626
Hire Date: Feb 11, 2025
Monthly Pay: $5,786
State Employee Number: 1766755

Maisey Martinez works as a Deputy Clerk IV for Supreme Court. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Maisey earned $69,430 in 2026.

Kacy Middleton

Deputy Clerk IV/Supreme Court

2026 total comp

$69,430

Base pay: $69,430
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,430
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3626
Hire Date: Jun 9, 2025
Monthly Pay: $5,786
State Employee Number: 1784822

Kacy Middleton works as a Deputy Clerk IV for Supreme Court. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Kacy earned $69,430 in 2026.

Sydney Sullivan

Deputy Clerk IV/Supreme Court

2026 total comp

$69,430

Base pay: $69,430
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,430
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3626
Hire Date: Oct 28, 2025
Monthly Pay: $5,786
State Employee Number: 1804322

Sydney Sullivan is a Deputy Clerk IV at Supreme Court. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $69,430.