Twelfth Court of Appeals District

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

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

In 2026, this agency had 13 employees with median total compensation of $157,845; the highest distinct record was $244,475.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $2.1M
Employees: 13
Median total: $157,845
Highest record: $244,475

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$63,000$244,475+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 13 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($157,845) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $158,489 (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

$69,600

$157,845

$176,014

$231,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $231,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $69,600. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

5 · $157,845

2 · $231,000

1 · $244,475

1 · $176,014

1 · $161,550

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	$1.9M —	14 —	$143,250 —
2026	$2.1M ▲ 5.7%	13 ▼ 7.1%	$157,845 ▲ 10.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Brooke Surlet

Attorney IV/Twelfth Court of Appeals District

2025 total comp

$143,250

Base pay: $143,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,250
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3505
Hire Date: Nov 4, 2013
Monthly Pay: $11,937
State Employee Number: 516917

At Twelfth Court of Appeals District, Brooke Surlet serves as a Attorney IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $143,250.