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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

$36,618$139,851+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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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John Ferrara Jr

Program Specialist V/Texas Racing Commission

2026 total comp

$56,344

Base pay: $56,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,344
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1574
Hire Date: Apr 14, 2010
Monthly Pay: $4,695
Pay Rate: $36
State Employee Number: 158204

At Texas Racing Commission, John Ferrara Jr serves as a Program Specialist V. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.75 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,344.

Laura Baxter

Investigator V/Texas Racing Commission

2025 total comp

$55,125

Base pay: $55,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,125
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1354
Hire Date: Feb 15, 2024
Monthly Pay: $4,594
Pay Rate: $35
State Employee Number: 1692001

Laura Baxter is a Investigator V at Texas Racing Commission. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $55,125.