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Joseph Behnke

GENERAL COUNSEL V at OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

$212,000Annualized pay
$17,667Monthly rate
June 1, 2018Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameJoseph Behnke
Job titleGENERAL COUNSEL V
AgencyOFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Annualized base pay$212,000
Monthly rate$17,667
Hire dateJune 1, 2018
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID515774

About this record

Joseph Behnke is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a GENERAL COUNSEL V at OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. 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. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR as a whole employs 24 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $210,884.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR with annualized pay closest to $212,000.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Caleb Gunnels GENERAL COUNSEL V $212,000
Jason Bramow GENERAL COUNSEL V $212,000
Wiley Collier DIRECTOR VI $207,979
Austin Holder DIRECTOR VI $205,000
Peggy Venable DIRECTOR VII $220,512
Corydon Fish DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $225,000
Lars Hjaltman DIRECTOR VIII $225,000
Frank Reynolds DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $225,000