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Texas Racing Commission

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

The Texas Racing Commission is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 47 employees with median total compensation of $85,000; the highest distinct record was $147,500.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$4.2M
Employees
47
Median total
$85,000
Highest record
$147,500

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 47 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $88,905 (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
$70,000
$75,000
$85,000
$100,000
$116,600

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $116,600 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $70,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigator VI
4 · $85,000
Hearings Officer III
4 · $75,941
Program Specialist VI
3 · $75,000
Program Specialist V
3 · $56,344
General Counsel II
2 · $108,300

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2025
$3.5M
—
42
—
$78,750
—
2026
$4.2M
▲ 20.2%
47
▲ 11.9%
$85,000
▲ 7.9%

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Record list

Employees

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Ernesto Palacios Iii

Financial Examiner V/Texas Racing Commission

2026 total comp
$109,225
Base pay
$109,225
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,225
Employment type
Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1108
Hire Date
Apr 3, 2023
Monthly Pay
$9,102
State Employee Number
77687

Ernesto Palacios Iii holds the role of Financial Examiner V at Texas Racing Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $109,225.