Texas / Thirteenth Court of Appeals District

Agency file

Thirteenth Court of Appeals District

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

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals District operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2026, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $147,235; the highest distinct record was $244,475.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $4M
Employees: 29
Median total: $147,235
Highest record: $244,475

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$70,119$211,750+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($147,235) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $139,399 (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

$77,910

$90,153

$147,235

$167,580

$192,500

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $192,500 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $77,910. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

11 · $147,235

5 · $192,500

3 · $77,910

2 · $175,219

2 · $77,910

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	$3.3M —	28 —	$131,460 —
2026	$4M ▲ 21.8%	29 ▲ 3.6%	$147,235 ▲ 12.0%

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Record list

Employees

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Cecile Gsanger

General Counsel III/Thirteenth Court of Appeals District

2026 total comp

$167,580

Base pay: $167,580
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,580
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3523
Hire Date: Mar 15, 2000
Monthly Pay: $13,965
State Employee Number: 130796

At Thirteenth Court of Appeals District, Cecile Gsanger serves as a General Counsel III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $167,580.