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Texas Juvenile Justice Department

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

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2026, this agency had 2,143 employees with median total compensation of $63,203; the highest distinct record was $305,191.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $148.9M
Employees: 2,143
Median total: $63,203
Highest record: $305,191

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$19,267$130,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 2,143 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($63,203) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $69,473 (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

$46,667

$57,554

$63,203

$76,072

$98,115

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $98,115 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $46,667. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Juvenile Correctional Officer II

342 · $57,554

Juvenile Correctional Officer III

334 · $60,522

Juvenile Correctional Officer Supervisor

136 · $69,678

Princ, Teachers, & Coaches

135 · $94,832

Juvenile Correctional Officer IV

92 · $66,743

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	$128.3M —	2,021 —	$56,884 —
2026	$148.9M ▲ 16.0%	2,143 ▲ 6.0%	$63,203 ▲ 11.1%

Record list

Employees

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Yulanda Mathis

Princ, Teachers, & Coaches/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2026 total comp

$98,115

Base pay: $98,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,115
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T014
Hire Date: May 15, 2025
Monthly Pay: $8,176
State Employee Number: 226542

Yulanda Mathis holds the role of Princ, Teachers, & Coaches at Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,115.

Richard Kesselus

Princ, Teachers, & Coaches/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2025 total comp

$97,994

Base pay: $97,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,994
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T014
Hire Date: Jun 20, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,166
State Employee Number: 1467524

Richard Kesselus works as a Princ, Teachers, & Coaches for Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Richard earned $97,994 in 2025.

Gabrielle Ceballos

Program Specialist VII/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2025 total comp

$97,776

Base pay: $97,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,776
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1576
Hire Date: Jun 20, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,148
State Employee Number: 1273332

Gabrielle Ceballos works as a Program Specialist VII for Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Gabrielle earned $97,776 in 2025.

Rachel May

Program Specialist VII/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2026 total comp

$97,776

Base pay: $97,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,776
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1576
Hire Date: Jul 6, 2020
Monthly Pay: $8,148
State Employee Number: 1273774

Rachel May holds the role of Program Specialist VII at Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,776.

Cindy Marzett

Program Specialist VII/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2026 total comp

$97,776

Base pay: $97,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,776
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1576
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $8,148
State Employee Number: 1715183

Cindy Marzett is a Program Specialist VII at Texas Juvenile Justice Department. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $97,776.

Juan Gonzalez Iii

Princ, Teachers, & Coaches/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2026 total comp

$97,749

Base pay: $97,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,749
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T014
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $8,146
State Employee Number: 1803265

Juan Gonzalez Iii is a Princ, Teachers, & Coaches at Texas Juvenile Justice Department. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $97,749.