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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

Page 1

Thalia Harrison

Juvenile Correctional Officer IV/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2025 total comp

$26,314

Base pay: $26,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,314
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4523
Hire Date: Apr 17, 2023
Monthly Pay: $2,193
State Employee Number: 1633793

At Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Thalia Harrison serves as a Juvenile Correctional Officer IV. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $26,314.

Sheila Martinez

Juvenile Correctional Officer III/Texas Juvenile Justice Department

2025 total comp

$26,125

Base pay: $26,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,125
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4522
Hire Date: May 13, 2024
Monthly Pay: $2,177
State Employee Number: 1711013

At Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Sheila Martinez serves as a Juvenile Correctional Officer III. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $26,125.