Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

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

The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2026, this agency had 114 employees with median total compensation of $89,981; the highest distinct record was $177,250.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $10.4M
Employees: 114
Median total: $89,981
Highest record: $177,250

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$42,000$163,428+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 114 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,981) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $91,077 (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

$53,447

$68,906

$89,981

$102,171

$138,581

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $138,581 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,447. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Sergeant, Tcole

29 · $89,981

License and Permit Specialist II

7 · $51,060

Captain, Tcole

6 · $132,939

IT Support Specialist IV

5 · $65,625

General Counsel II

3 · $137,500

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	$7.5M —	90 —	$82,740 —
2026	$10.4M ▲ 37.9%	114 ▲ 26.7%	$89,981 ▲ 8.8%

Record list

Employees

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Michael Brown

Cybersecurity Officer/Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

2026 total comp

$147,000

Base pay: $147,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $147,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 326
Hire Date: Apr 22, 2024
Monthly Pay: $12,250
State Employee Number: 237536

At Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, Michael Brown serves as a Cybersecurity Officer. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $147,000.