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Texas Ethics Commission

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

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

In 2026, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $85,000; the highest distinct record was $163,221.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $2.8M
Employees: 29
Median total: $85,000
Highest record: $163,221

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$50,000$154,080+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $95,365 (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

$63,000

$65,142

$85,000

$111,300

$141,750

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $141,750 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $63,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

3 · $141,750

2 · $124,550

2 · $108,150

2 · $89,000

2 · $65,000

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	$2.6M —	28 —	$84,500 —
2026	$2.8M ▲ 7.4%	29 ▲ 3.6%	$85,000 ▲ 0.6%

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Record list

Employees

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Jessie Hays Haug

Director IV/Texas Ethics Commission

2026 total comp

$141,750

Base pay: $141,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,750
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1623
Hire Date: Jun 13, 2011
Monthly Pay: $11,813
State Employee Number: 55993

Jessie Hays Haug holds the role of Director IV at Texas Ethics Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $141,750.