Government Employee Salaries

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Find the annual base salaries of 660,000 public employees, including those working at the largest state agencies as well as individual universities, public schools, cities and mass-transit operators. Find salaries by searching for names, or by browsing for a specific agency or job title. Read more about this data, and send us any questions, comments or corrections.

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Top 25 Salaries

Name Agency Title Salary
Mack Brown The University of Texas at Austin Head Coach $5,166,667
Richard D Barnes The University of Texas at Austin Head Coach $2,206,945
Rodney James Rohrich The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas PROFESSOR & CHAIRMAN $1,750,000
Walter Lowe The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Prof, NTC, Chair, Smith En $1,200,000
Raymond E Sawaya The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Chair $1,090,278
Gail Ann Goestenkors The University of Texas at Austin Head Coach $1,060,000
John Mendelsohn The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center President $1,019,075
Andrew Burgess The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Visiting Professor NT $1,000,000
Hazim Safi The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Prof & Director & Chair $1,000,000
Kevin Gill The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Professor $1,000,000
James Willerson The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Prof&Edward Randall III Chr IM $998,315
Joseph M Forbess The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Associate Professor $983,500
Dong Kim The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Professor and Chairman $975,700
Daniel K Podolsky The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas President $921,284
Scott B. Ransom University of North Texas Health Science Center President $905,042
August E Garrido Jr The University of Texas at Austin Head Coach $900,000
C Kern Wildenthal The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS $841,557
Mark Adickes The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Assistant Professor NTC $825,000
Giuseppe Colasurdo The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston PresAI, Prof, Dean, Chair, En $825,000
Rex Marco The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Visiting Associate Professor $800,000
Francisco G Cigarroa University of Texas System Chancellor $750,000
Robert Keith Minkes The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Professor $744,500
Anthony Estrera The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Professor $725,000
Richard Andrassy The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Prof, Chair Surgery, En $710,654
Darrell D Dodds The University of Texas at Austin Athletic Director $705,269

Agencies

Agency Type Maximum Salary Median Salary Number of Positions Last Update
State of Texas State $480,000 $35,975 151875 8-17-11
Houston ISD School District $300,000 $44,987 25514 7-26-11
Houston City $238,254 $48,421 21588 8-29-11
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center University Hospital $1,090,278 $54,600 18599 8-19-11
Dallas ISD School District $328,237 $50,451 17476
Harris County County $289,307 $44,699 14983 1-07-11
Dallas City $261,530 $41,461 13259 9-14-11
The University of Texas at Austin University $5,166,667 $48,279 12973 6-08-11
Northside ISD School District $267,335 $47,800 12899
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas University Hospital $1,750,000 $44,769 12770 6-08-11

Job Titles

Title Maximum Salary Median Salary Number of Positions
Teacher $106,583 $49,690 25952
Police Officer $85,030 $55,693 10447
CORREC OFFICER V $39,321 $37,037 9087
Correc Officer V $41,605 $35,784 8791
CORREC OFFICER IV $35,935 $34,883 7889
Correc Officer IV $37,572 $34,720 6504
Correc Offcr III $37,037 $32,952 6419
Professor $1,000,000 $114,169 6317
Assistant Professor $675,000 $76,065 6270
Mental Retardation Asst I $25,973 $10,266 4783

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