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Asst Attorney General Vii Salary in Austin, Texas

In Austin, the State of Texas reports 18 public employees holding the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL VII classification. Average annual base pay is $205,959, with a median of $204,514 and a range from $200,895 to $221,487. The largest employer of this title in Austin is OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Employees18
Average pay$205,959
Median pay$204,514
Top earner$221,487

How Austin compares for the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL VII role

Across all of Texas state government, the average base pay for the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL VII classification is $205,959, calculated from 18 employees in 1+ agencies statewide. In Austin specifically the average sits at $205,959, which runs about 0% above the statewide figure for this role — a difference of $0.00 per year between an average Austin incumbent and an average Texas incumbent in the same classification. That gap is consistent with what you would expect given the mix of employers active in Austin and the cost-of-living posture of the metro relative to other Texas cities.

Compared to all public-sector employees in Austin (regardless of title), the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL VII role pays about 68% more than the citywide average of $122,907. That places this title in the upper half of Austin's state workforce by pay, reflecting both the seniority that this classification typically carries and the agency mix that employs it locally. For an apples-to-apples comparison against other roles in Austin, see our city profile for Austin or compare against the same title in other Texas cities via the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL VII hub.

Within Austin, the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL VII classification appears at 1 different state employer: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. The single largest employer is OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, which accounts for 18 of the 18 reported records in this combination. Where multiple agencies employ the same classification, pay variation is normal — agencies set individual pay within the state classification plan's salary band based on tenure, market conditions, and any agency-specific salary supplements that have been authorized by the Legislature or by the agency's governing board.

Top Asst Attorney General Viis in Austin by pay

NameAgencyAnnual payHire date
Henry De La Garza OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $221,487 February 1, 1995
Ryan Kercher OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $216,200 January 19, 2021
Nanette Dinunzio OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $216,200 September 3, 2002
Kimberly Gdula OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $207,377 November 18, 2019
Amy Hilton OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $206,000 April 18, 2016
Johnathan Stone OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $206,000 March 15, 2021
Lauren Downey OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $205,682 January 12, 2004
Ernesto Garcia OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $205,682 September 19, 2022
Beth Klusmann OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $204,514 September 15, 2008
Benjamin Mendelson OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $204,514 February 16, 2021
Amber Platt OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $204,514 September 13, 2021
Joel Rogers OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $203,294 October 23, 1995
Steven Robinson OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $201,000 March 10, 2008
Thomas York OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $201,000 August 11, 2025
Kellie Billings-ray OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $201,000 April 14, 2008
Michael Patterson-delgadillo OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $201,000 March 14, 2011
Briana Webb OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $200,895 August 29, 2014
Rachel Obaldo OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL $200,895 January 13, 2014

Reading this number in context

The annual pay column on this page reflects what the State of Texas reports as the employee’s annualized base salary at the time of the most recent payroll snapshot. It does not include benefits, retirement contributions (such as TRS or ERS employer contributions), longevity pay, hazardous-duty pay, paid leave cash-outs, contract buyouts, or any supplements paid out of foundation, athletic, or grant funds — categories that can add materially to total compensation, especially in academic medical centers and senior university roles. Use the figures here as an apples-to-apples baseline for comparison; treat them as the starting point of a conversation, not the final word.

Two employees in Austin with the same ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL VII title can earn very different amounts for legitimate reasons. The State of Texas operates a position classification plan in which most titles map to a salary group with a defined minimum, midpoint, and maximum, and agencies are free to set individual pay anywhere within that band. Universities and elected-officials’ offices are exempt from the standard plan altogether and set pay independently. Tenure, prior agency service, market-pay adjustments approved under Texas Government Code Chapter 659, and acting-leadership stipends all contribute to within-title variation. For the full set of caveats, see our methodology.

If you want to compare what the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL VII role pays in other Texas cities, the ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL VII hub aggregates every reported incumbent statewide. To see what other classifications pay in Austin, the Austin city profile breaks down the local mix of employers and titles. For peer roles, the job-titles index is the master list.