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2000 — Texas public hires

45 employee records in the Texas Tribune Government Salaries Explorer dataset report a hire date in 2000, with an average annualized base pay of $136,524. Values range from $40,800 to $285,000; the median is $107,644.

Employees45
Average pay$136,524
Median pay$107,644
Lowest pay$40,800
Highest pay$285,000

Highest-paid employees hired in 2000

NameTitleAgencyAnnual pay
Wayne Mueller DEPUTY DIRECTOR III DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY $285,000
Nora Velasco-herrera DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD $261,000
Richard Lain DEPUTY DIRECTOR II DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY $260,000
Stewart Shallow GENERAL COUNSEL LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD $248,300
Kaysie Taccetta DEPUTY DIRECTOR II DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES $242,550
Kevin James DIRECTOR VIII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY $235,000
Rachael Hill DIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM $234,058
James Hicks DIRECTOR VII DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS $225,989
Ronald Vanderroest DIRECTOR VII PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT $219,528
Donald Cosby DISTRICT JUDGE, ACTIVE COMPTROLLER'S - JUDICIARY $210,000
Glen Harrison DISTRICT JUDGE, ACTIVE COMPTROLLER'S - JUDICIARY $210,000
Jamie Walker DIRECTOR VII TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE $209,467
Natalie Turnbow-brown DIRECTOR VI OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $205,469
April Zamora DIRECTOR VIII TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE $204,000
Samuel Salazar DEPUTY DIRECTOR II TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $200,092

Agencies hiring in 2000

About these records

This page lists the Texas state employee records whose reported hire date falls in 2000. Every figure above is computed from those records in the TX Salary Watch dataset, which is mirrored from the Texas Tribune Government Salaries Explorer. Annualized base pay is a published snapshot and excludes overtime, longevity, and benefits.