Hire Year
2026 — Texas public hires
191 employee records in the Texas Tribune Government Salaries Explorer dataset report a hire date in 2026, with an average annualized base pay of $72,329. Values range from $12,000 to $345,250; the median is $52,800.
Employees191
Average pay$72,329
Median pay$52,800
Lowest pay$12,000
Highest pay$345,250
Highest-paid employees hired in 2026
Agencies hiring in 2026
- HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION · 57 employees
- TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE · 44 employees
- DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES · 18 employees
- TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · 11 employees
- TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT · 8 employees
- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY · 7 employees
- DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES · 4 employees
- TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION · 4 employees
- TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE · 3 employees
- COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS · 2 employees
- OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL · 2 employees
- PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT · 2 employees
About these records
This page lists the Texas state employee records whose reported hire date falls in 2026. 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.