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Texas State Library & Archives

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

The Texas State Library & Archives supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2026, this agency had 172 employees with median total compensation of $55,337; the highest distinct record was $162,848.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $10.5M
Employees: 172
Median total: $55,337
Highest record: $162,848

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$16,336$146,822+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 172 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($55,337) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $60,798 (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

$38,004

$45,847

$55,337

$71,824

$85,006

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $85,006 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $38,004. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Librarian II

10 · $55,337

Librarian IV

9 · $73,989

Library Assistant II

9 · $44,879

Program Supervisor VI

8 · $84,747

Program Specialist II

8 · $55,380

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	$10.2M —	173 —	$55,337 —
2026	$10.5M ▲ 2.7%	172 ▼ 0.6%	$55,337 ±0%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Legislative Reference Library Texas72% match
Rockford Public Library City of Rockford50% match
Libraries Miami-Dade County42% match
Flp Free Library of Phila City of Philadelphia41% match
Enoch Pratt Free Library (066) City of Baltimore38% match
Department of Archives and History South Carolina35% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sarah Karnes

Director III/Texas State Library & Archives

2026 total comp

$121,922

Base pay: $121,922
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,922
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Jan 15, 2009
Monthly Pay: $10,160
State Employee Number: 78327

Sarah Karnes holds the role of Director III at Texas State Library & Archives. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $121,922.

Craig Kelso

Director III/Texas State Library & Archives

2026 total comp

$121,922

Base pay: $121,922
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,922
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2012
Monthly Pay: $10,160
State Employee Number: 138063

Craig Kelso is a Director III at Texas State Library & Archives. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $121,922.

Diane Chubb

Director III/Texas State Library & Archives

2026 total comp

$121,922

Base pay: $121,922
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,922
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2010
Monthly Pay: $10,160
State Employee Number: 158358

Diane Chubb is a Director III at Texas State Library & Archives. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $121,922.

Vikram Muralidharan

Director II/Texas State Library & Archives

2026 total comp

$121,540

Base pay: $121,540
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,540
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1621
Hire Date: May 15, 2025
Monthly Pay: $10,128
State Employee Number: 1127476

At Texas State Library & Archives, Vikram Muralidharan serves as a Director II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $121,540.