Staff compensation
In accordance with legislation passed during the 83rd Legislature, TxDOT publishes agency-related and staff compensation information online.
The table below provides TxDOT's legislative appropriations and percent change for each fiscal year of the five preceding fiscal years.
| Fiscal Year | Appropriations | Percent Change from Previous Fiscal Year |
| 2014 | $11,092,157,085 | 19.2% |
| 2015 | $10,115,639,213 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | $12,008,332,798 | 18.7% |
| 2017 | $11,046,520,070 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | $12,412,438,493 | 12.4% |
| 2019 | $14,182,601,254 | 14.3% |
| Fiscal Year | Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employees Limitation | Percent Change from Previous Fiscal Year |
| 2014 | 12,087.00 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,087.00 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,900.00 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 11,900.00 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,213.50 | 2.6% |
| 2019 | 12,213.50 | 0.0% |
Staff compensation
According to the State Auditor’s Office’s Electronic Classification Analysis System (E-Class), in fiscal year 2019, the average annual compensation of TxDOT’s classified regular full-time employees was $56,665.