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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 Jumel

Clerk I/Texas State Library & Archives

2026 total comp

$26,479

Base pay: $26,479
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,479
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 55
Hire Date: Feb 15, 2006
Monthly Pay: $2,207
State Employee Number: 51301

At Texas State Library & Archives, Sarah Jumel serves as a Clerk I. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.75 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $26,479.

Rachel Union

Librarian I/Texas State Library & Archives

2026 total comp

$24,312

Base pay: $24,312
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,312
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7401
Hire Date: Oct 15, 2021
Monthly Pay: $2,026
State Employee Number: 730614

At Texas State Library & Archives, Rachel Union serves as a Librarian I. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $24,312.