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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

Kelvin Collins

I&O Svcs,Solutions&Dev Manager/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$140,758

Base pay: $140,758
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,758
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4641
Hire Date: Nov 12, 2002
Monthly Pay: $11,730
State Employee Number: 55273

Kelvin Collins holds the role of I&O Svcs,Solutions&Dev Manager at Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $140,758.

Charles King

I&O Development Manager/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$140,289

Base pay: $140,289
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,289
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4632
Hire Date: May 14, 1990
Monthly Pay: $11,691
State Employee Number: 86667

Charles King works as a I&O Development Manager for Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Charles earned $140,289 in 2026.

Brigid Essing

Leg Coun IV/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$138,708

Base pay: $138,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,708
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2120
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $11,559
State Employee Number: 807323

Brigid Essing is a Leg Coun IV at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $138,708.

Melissa Macneil

Leg Coun IV/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$138,708

Base pay: $138,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,708
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2120
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $11,559
State Employee Number: 997706

Melissa Macneil works as a Leg Coun IV for Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Melissa earned $138,708 in 2026.

John Garza

Leg Coun IV/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$138,708

Base pay: $138,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,708
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2120
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $11,559
State Employee Number: 999486

John Garza is a Leg Coun IV at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $138,708.

Jeffrey Guidry

Leg Coun IV/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$138,708

Base pay: $138,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,708
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2120
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $11,559
State Employee Number: 1001145

Jeffrey Guidry is a Leg Coun IV at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $138,708.

John West

Deputy Dir/Leg Liaison/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$138,400

Base pay: $138,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,400
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5005
Hire Date: Oct 25, 2005
Monthly Pay: $11,533
State Employee Number: 13737

John West is a Deputy Dir/Leg Liaison at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $138,400.

Renee Kingsland

Program an III/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$138,300

Base pay: $138,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,300
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4408
Hire Date: Mar 23, 2009
Monthly Pay: $11,525
State Employee Number: 68567

At Texas Legislative Council, Renee Kingsland serves as a Program an III. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $138,300.

Mark Barrington

Programmer VI/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$138,000

Base pay: $138,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,000
Employment type: Utf - Unclassified Temporary Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4421
Hire Date: Jan 20, 2016
Monthly Pay: $11,500
State Employee Number: 24595

Mark Barrington holds the role of Programmer VI at Texas Legislative Council. Their status is utf - unclassified temporary full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $138,000.

Jeremy Pehl

Programmer VI/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$138,000

Base pay: $138,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4421
Hire Date: Oct 25, 2004
Monthly Pay: $11,500
State Employee Number: 135682

Jeremy Pehl is a Programmer VI at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $138,000.

Brent Nations

Program an II/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$138,000

Base pay: $138,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4411
Hire Date: Apr 12, 2006
Monthly Pay: $11,500
State Employee Number: 189345

At Texas Legislative Council, Brent Nations serves as a Program an II. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $138,000.

Sara Trinkle

Program an III/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$135,000

Base pay: $135,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4408
Hire Date: Nov 25, 2024
Monthly Pay: $11,250
State Employee Number: 9787

At Texas Legislative Council, Sara Trinkle serves as a Program an III. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $135,000.

Patricia Swiderski

Special Projects Manager/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$134,460

Base pay: $134,460
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,460
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4105
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2001
Monthly Pay: $11,205
State Employee Number: 43997

At Texas Legislative Council, Patricia Swiderski serves as a Special Projects Manager. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,460.

Hector Saldana

Program an III/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$134,400

Base pay: $134,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,400
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4408
Hire Date: Mar 30, 2009
Monthly Pay: $11,200
State Employee Number: 53727

Hector Saldana is a Program an III at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $134,400.

Craig Whisenhunt

I&O Information Security Officer/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$134,130

Base pay: $134,130
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,130
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4640
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2006
Monthly Pay: $11,178
State Employee Number: 87019

At Texas Legislative Council, Craig Whisenhunt serves as a I&O Information Security Officer. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,130.