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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

Gregory Tingle

Programmer VII/Texas Legislative Council

2025 total comp

$160,516

Base pay: $160,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,516
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4415
Hire Date: Jun 18, 1990
Monthly Pay: $13,376
State Employee Number: 17730

At Texas Legislative Council, Gregory Tingle serves as a Programmer VII. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $160,516.

Julie Calhoun

Director Research/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$160,250

Base pay: $160,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,250
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3100
Hire Date: Oct 21, 2002
Monthly Pay: $13,354
State Employee Number: 174395

Julie Calhoun is a Director Research at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $160,250.

Robert Sandoz

Director Doc Prod/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$160,250

Base pay: $160,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,250
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5000
Hire Date: Sep 16, 2002
Monthly Pay: $13,354
State Employee Number: 1541

At Texas Legislative Council, Robert Sandoz serves as a Director Doc Prod. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $160,250.

Heather Strain

Administrative Deputy Director/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$159,093

Base pay: $159,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,093
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2103
Hire Date: Nov 2, 1998
Monthly Pay: $13,258
State Employee Number: 169681

Heather Strain holds the role of Administrative Deputy Director at Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $159,093.

Jason Briggs

Leg Official/Administrator/Texas Legislative Council

2025 total comp

$157,500

Base pay: $157,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,500
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7101
Hire Date: Nov 15, 2022
Monthly Pay: $13,125
State Employee Number: 143617

Jason Briggs is a Leg Official/Administrator at Texas Legislative Council. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $157,500.

Meaghan Walsh

Senior Leg Counsel/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$157,262

Base pay: $157,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,262
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2110
Hire Date: Dec 10, 2012
Monthly Pay: $13,105
State Employee Number: 335808

At Texas Legislative Council, Meaghan Walsh serves as a Senior Leg Counsel. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $157,262.