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Christopher Hotchkiss

GENERAL COUNSEL V at RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS

$242,935Annualized pay
$20,245Monthly rate
January 1, 2021Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameChristopher Hotchkiss
Job titleGENERAL COUNSEL V
AgencyRAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Annualized base pay$242,935
Monthly rate$20,245
Hire dateJanuary 1, 2021
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID194687

About this record

Christopher Hotchkiss is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a GENERAL COUNSEL V at RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS. The annualized pay shown above is what the State of Texas reports for this employee at the time of the most recent published payroll snapshot. It represents base salary only — it does not include overtime, longevity pay, hazard pay, supplements paid from non-state funds, retirement contributions, health benefits, or any one-time payments.

The role of GENERAL COUNSEL V at this agency typically pays $235,094 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $204,689 to $283,087. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS as a whole employs 41 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $117,601.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS with annualized pay closest to $242,935.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Randall Collins DIRECTOR VIII $240,000
Alexander Schoch GENERAL COUNSEL V $234,977
Jeremy Hagen GENERAL COUNSEL V $255,105
William Black GENERAL COUNSEL V $255,203
Cesar Saldivar DIRECTOR VII $227,240
Danny Sorrells DEPUTY DIRECTOR III $264,600
Megan Neal GENERAL COUNSEL IV $208,958
Wei Wang DEPUTY DIRECTOR III $305,191