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ELECTED OFFICIALS STAFF

Texas state employees in the role of ELECTED OFFICIALS STAFF. We have 28 employee records on file, spread across 1+ state agencies.

28Employees
$148,284Average pay
$5,520Lowest pay
$320,000Highest pay
Found at: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

About this role

The ELECTED OFFICIALS STAFF classification is used across multiple Texas state agencies. In the OpenPayrolls dataset, 28 employees hold this title, with annualized pay ranging from $5,520 to $320,000 and an average of $148,284. The spread between the highest and lowest paid in this role is $314,480.

Pay variation within a single Texas state classification is normal and expected. The State of Texas operates a position classification plan in which most titles correspond to a salary group with a defined minimum, midpoint, and maximum. Agencies are free to set individual pay anywhere within that band based on the employee's experience, prior agency service, market conditions for the specialty, and any agency-specific salary supplements. Universities, certain regulatory boards, and elected officials' offices are not bound by the standard classification plan at all and set pay independently — which is why the same job title can show very different numbers depending on the employer.

This role appears most often at HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Click any agency to see its full payroll, or scroll down for the complete list of employees who hold this title in our dataset.

Geographically, the ELECTED OFFICIALS STAFF role concentrates in Austin. Cost-of-living, agency funding source, and tenure all contribute to the city-by-city variation in posted pay. For full context, read our methodology and browse comparable Texas roles in the job titles index.

ELECTED OFFICIALS STAFF by city

City-specific salary breakdowns for the ELECTED OFFICIALS STAFF role. Each page includes local averages, top earners, and the agencies hiring locally.

Employees holding this title

Page 1 of 1 · Showing 28 of 28 records, sorted by annual pay.

NameAgencyAnnual payHire date
Zachary Covar HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $320,000 January 14, 2025
Tracy King HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $275,000 January 11, 2005
Steven Adrian HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $270,884 July 1, 2022
Sharon Carter HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $258,000 January 1, 2019
Hugh Brady HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $258,000 January 1, 2019
Kelly Mitchell HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $240,000 January 12, 2021
Andrea Stingley Serna HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $231,000 December 30, 2019
Laramie Stroud HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $219,000 November 28, 2016
Abby Raines HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $211,800 February 1, 2019
Kathryn Aldredge HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $210,528 February 9, 2021
Matthew Lamon HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $202,200 January 11, 2011
Georgeanne Palmer HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $200,000 January 8, 2019
Terri Pressley Mathis HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $174,000 January 1, 2019
Kimberly Carmichael HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $137,813 November 27, 2023
Samuel Mayfield HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $126,000 January 14, 2025
Lauren Young HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $122,000 January 5, 2015
Nicholas Engstrom HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $102,000 January 14, 2025
Mackenzie Larson HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $101,604 April 27, 2020
Erin Taravella HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $78,000 December 16, 2024
Lucy Ross HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $72,000 August 1, 2023
Juliana Peceli HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $60,000 July 17, 2025
Paul Slough HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $60,000 June 9, 2025
Braden Deckard HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $57,600 January 8, 2019
Diana Richards HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $54,000 June 20, 2025
Allyson Reithmeier HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $48,000 January 14, 2025
Kaitlin Leary HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $45,000 January 2, 2025
Victoria Neave HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $12,000 January 19, 2026
Samantha Ruelas HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $5,520 July 8, 2021