Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

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

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 540 employees with median total compensation of $80,274; the highest distinct record was $230,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $42.5M
Employees: 540
Median total: $80,274
Highest record: $230,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$22,783$151,050+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 540 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,274) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $78,764 (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

$42,976

$57,268

$80,274

$91,350

$112,938

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $112,938 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $42,976. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Agent

147 · $85,989

Taxpyr Compliance Officer III

36 · $46,800

Auditor III

24 · $70,638

Taxpyr Compliance Officer II

22 · $40,693

Lieutenant Tabc

20 · $117,739

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	$40.6M —	528 —	$73,250 —
2026	$42.5M ▲ 4.7%	540 ▲ 2.3%	$80,274 ▲ 9.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lara Calhoun

Director III/Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

2026 total comp

$136,250

Base pay: $136,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,250
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2011
Monthly Pay: $11,354
State Employee Number: 109332

Lara Calhoun holds the role of Director III at Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $136,250.