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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

Mark Kuster

Senior Leg Counsel/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$190,752

Base pay: $190,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $190,752
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2110
Hire Date: Sep 1, 1996
Monthly Pay: $15,896
State Employee Number: 125131

At Texas Legislative Council, Mark Kuster serves as a Senior Leg Counsel. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $190,752.

Kathryn Dunham

Senior Leg Counsel/Texas Legislative Council

2026 total comp

$187,024

Base pay: $187,024
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,024
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2110
Hire Date: May 22, 2000
Monthly Pay: $15,585
State Employee Number: 122049

Kathryn Dunham works as a Senior Leg Counsel for Texas Legislative Council. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Kathryn earned $187,024 in 2026.