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Texas Legislative Council

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

The Texas Legislative Council is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2026, this agency had 387 employees with median total compensation of $89,098; the highest distinct record was $295,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $37.5M
Employees: 387
Median total: $89,098
Highest record: $295,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$25,505$199,063+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 387 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,098) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $96,923 (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

$54,000

$63,500

$89,098

$121,500

$159,093

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $159,093 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

17 · $94,840

15 · $128,250

13 · $166,796

13 · $121,800

Leg Office Consultant I

10 · $55,200

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	$38.6M —	442 —	$77,414 —
2026	$37.5M ▼ 2.7%	387 ▼ 12.4%	$89,098 ▲ 15.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jesse Perez

Solutions Architect II/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$111,000

Base pay: $111,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4634
Hire Date: Jul 21, 2007
Monthly Pay: $9,250
State Employee Number: 74536

At Texas Legislative Council, Jesse Perez serves as a Solutions Architect II. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,000.

Kurt Gore

Special Projects Manager/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$110,079

Base pay: $110,079
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,079
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3153
Hire Date: Aug 15, 2013
Monthly Pay: $9,173
State Employee Number: 13284

Kurt Gore works as a Special Projects Manager for Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Kurt earned $110,079 in 2026.

Julie Bracken

Manager Proofreading/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$109,105

Base pay: $109,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,105
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5300
Hire Date: Oct 19, 1998
Monthly Pay: $9,092
State Employee Number: 46477

At Texas Legislative Council, Julie Bracken serves as a Manager Proofreading. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $109,105.

Ghaith Raheem

Network Administrator III/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$108,059

Base pay: $108,059
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,059
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4620
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $9,005
State Employee Number: 1268826

Ghaith Raheem is a Network Administrator III at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $108,059.

Mackenzie Fitzgerald

Leg Coun II/Texas Legislative Council

2025 total comp

$107,866

Base pay: $107,866
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,866
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2130
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $8,989
State Employee Number: 1204524

Mackenzie Fitzgerald works as a Leg Coun II for Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Mackenzie earned $107,866 in 2025.

Alina Flasinska

Leg Coun I/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$107,428

Base pay: $107,428
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,428
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2135
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,952
State Employee Number: 1213468

Alina Flasinska is a Leg Coun I at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $107,428.

Patrick Logan

Leg Coun I/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$107,428

Base pay: $107,428
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,428
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2135
Hire Date: Dec 5, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,952
State Employee Number: 1573881

Patrick Logan works as a Leg Coun I for Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Patrick earned $107,428 in 2026.

Molly Madsen

Leg Coun I/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$107,028

Base pay: $107,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,028
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2135
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,919
State Employee Number: 1196418

Molly Madsen works as a Leg Coun I for Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Molly earned $107,028 in 2026.

Christopher Duncan

Leg Coun I/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$107,028

Base pay: $107,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,028
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2135
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,919
State Employee Number: 1299594

Christopher Duncan is a Leg Coun I at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $107,028.

Sonia Frederick

Leg Coun I/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$107,028

Base pay: $107,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,028
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2135
Hire Date: Jun 21, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,919
State Employee Number: 1467800

Sonia Frederick works as a Leg Coun I for Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Sonia earned $107,028 in 2026.

Elizabeth Murphy

Leg Coun I/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$107,028

Base pay: $107,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,028
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2135
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,919
State Employee Number: 1552514

At Texas Legislative Council, Elizabeth Murphy serves as a Leg Coun I. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $107,028.

Miles Fuqua

Leg Coun I/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$107,028

Base pay: $107,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,028
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2135
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,919
State Employee Number: 1569229

At Texas Legislative Council, Miles Fuqua serves as a Leg Coun I. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $107,028.

April Blackmore

Leg Counsel (Sessional)/Texas Legislative Council

2025 total comp

$107,000

Base pay: $107,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,000
Employment type: Utf - Unclassified Temporary Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2140
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $8,917
State Employee Number: 12737

April Blackmore is a Leg Counsel (Sessional) at Texas Legislative Council. They work utf - unclassified temporary full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $107,000.

Keith Smith

Program an II/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$106,640

Base pay: $106,640
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,640
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4411
Hire Date: May 6, 1996
Monthly Pay: $8,887
State Employee Number: 81115

At Texas Legislative Council, Keith Smith serves as a Program an II. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $106,640.

Josiah Cuthbert

Program IV/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$106,200

Base pay: $106,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,200
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4423
Hire Date: Jun 12, 2023
Monthly Pay: $8,850
State Employee Number: 1642312

Josiah Cuthbert is a Program IV at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $106,200.

Logan Mingus

Network Administrator IV/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$105,997

Base pay: $105,997
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,997
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4621
Hire Date: Sep 9, 2019
Monthly Pay: $8,833
State Employee Number: 780435

Logan Mingus is a Network Administrator IV at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $105,997.

Mark Drummond

Issg Lead/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$105,819

Base pay: $105,819
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,819
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4218
Hire Date: Nov 20, 1985
Monthly Pay: $8,818
State Employee Number: 103392

Mark Drummond holds the role of Issg Lead at Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,819.

Jennifer Carter

Senior Legislative Support Professional/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$105,224

Base pay: $105,224
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,224
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2214
Hire Date: Mar 29, 1999
Monthly Pay: $8,769
State Employee Number: 38025

Jennifer Carter works as a Senior Legislative Support Professional for Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Jennifer earned $105,224 in 2026.