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Health & Human Services

HHSC, state hospitals, behavioral health, and public-health agencies.

5Agencies
1,650Employees
$99,605Sector average pay
$345,250Sector top pay

Agencies in this sector

AgencyEmployeesAvg payTop pay
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION 1,414 $99,978 $345,250
DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES 122 $93,630 $300,000
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 105 $102,628 $265,000
TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION 5 $49,202 $52,562
TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 4 $133,757 $221,878

About this sector

The Health & Human Services sector includes 5 agencies in the OpenPayrolls dataset. Together they account for 1,650 employee records, with annualized pay ranging up to $345,250 and a sector-wide average of $99,605. HHSC, state hospitals, behavioral health, and public-health agencies.

Sector breakdowns are useful when comparing agencies that play similar roles in state government. A statewide average within a sector tells you what a typical employee in that line of work earns; agency-by-agency variation often reflects size, mission complexity, and geographic location of the workforce. To dig deeper, click into any individual agency above for the full employee directory, or compare a specific role across agencies from the job titles index.

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