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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Texas's public employees receive from state and local government.

The Houston Chronicle has complied this list of Houston public employee salaries in 2007, and News 4 has provided school superintendent salaries across the state for 2007-2008.

State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $150,000 Rick Perry
Lieutenant Governor $7,200 David Dewhurst
Secretary of State $117,516 Hope Andrade
Attorney General $150,000 Greg Abbott
Comptroller $150,000 Susan Combs


The salary of Texas' governor ranks 11th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.

Texas Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $152,500 Wallace Jefferson
Associate Justice $150,000 Don Willett
Associate Justice $150,000 Harriet O'Neill
Associate Justice $150,000 David Medina
Associate Justice $150,000 Paul Green
Associate Justice $150,000 Nathan Hecht
Associate Justice $150,000 Dale Wainwright
Associate Justice $150,000 Phil Johnson
Associate Justice $150,000 Scott Brister


The salary of Texas' chief justice ranks 23rd among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Texas' associate justices ranks 23rd among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"