Texas State Salaries Scraper

Texas State Salaries Scraper

Scrape Texas state employee salaries from the Texas Tribune public pay database, up to a million records per run. Each record includes name, agency, title, and compensation. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

The Texas Tribune publishes salary data for every Texas state employee, but browsing it page by page is slow and manual. This Actor reads the public pay database directly, filtered by employee name, agency, or keyword, and returns each match in one fixed schema. You get clean, structured rows ready for analysis, journalism, or public records research.

Who uses it	What they scrape Texas Tribune Government Salaries for
Journalists	Investigating compensation patterns across Texas state agencies
Government watchdogs	Monitoring public payroll for transparency and accountability
Researchers	Analyzing salary distributions by agency, title, or tenure
Job seekers	Comparing pay ranges for similar roles in Texas state government

What it does

This Actor collects Texas state employee salary records by keyword, agency, or employee name, and returns each one as a flat row.

• 🔎 Keyword search: Find records by employee name, job title, or any text in the database.
• 🏛️ Agency filter: Limit results to a specific Texas state agency, like the Department of Public Safety.
• 📊 Flat row output: Every record comes back as a single row with consistent fields for easy export.
• ⚙️ Max records control: Set a hard cap from 1 to 1,000,000 records per run to manage dataset size.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Texas Tribune Government Salaries data

📰 Investigate agency payrolls.

A reporter enters an agency name like 'Texas Department of Criminal Justice' and exports all salaries to find outliers or trends.

📈 Compare compensation across roles.

A researcher searches for a job title like 'engineer' across all agencies to build a salary benchmark dataset.

🔍 Track individual employees.

A watchdog enters a specific employee name to pull their full salary history from the public database.

📊 Build a public pay dashboard.

A civic hacker runs the Actor weekly with no filters and feeds the CSV into a live visualization of Texas state salaries.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key	Reads the public Texas Tribune salary database directly, no registration or OAuth.
Structured output	Every record is a flat row with name, agency, title, and compensation fields.
Flexible filtering	Search by employee name, agency, or any keyword, alone or combined.
Scalable	Collect up to a million records per run for large-scale analysis.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets Texas Tribune Government Salaries the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	Texas State Salaries Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When Texas Tribune Government Salaries changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor with a keyword, an agency name, or both, and set a maximum record count. Filters run as each record is read, so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
  "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$2.10
1,000 results	$21.00
10,000 results	$210.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Texas State Salaries Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Texas Tribune Government Salaries through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/texas-state-salaries-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check your keyword or agency spelling. Try a shorter or more common term, and make sure 'Maximum records' is set to at least 1. If the database has no match for your query, the run will return an empty dataset.

Why did the run stop before reaching my max records?

The Actor stops when it has read all matching records from the database. If your filters are narrow, there may be fewer matches than your max. Broaden your keyword or remove the agency filter to get more results.

Why are some fields empty in the output?

The Texas Tribune database may not have a value for every field on every record. For example, some employees may not have a listed title or agency. Empty fields are normal and reflect missing data in the source.

Can I get historical salary data?

The Actor returns the current snapshot from the Texas Tribune database. It does not provide historical records or changes over time. For historical analysis, you would need to run the Actor periodically and store the results.

FAQ

Question	Answer
What data does this Actor return?	Each record includes the employee's name, agency, job title, and compensation details as published by the Texas Tribune. The exact fields are shown in the sample output.
Do I need an API key or login?	No. The Actor reads the public Texas Tribune salary database directly, so no registration or authentication is required.
Can I filter by agency?	Yes. Use the 'Agency' input to limit results to a specific Texas state agency, such as 'Texas Department of Transportation'.
Can I search by employee name?	Yes. The 'Employee or agency name' input accepts a keyword, so you can enter a full name or part of a name to find matching records.
How many records can I collect?	You can set the 'Maximum records' input from 1 to 1,000,000 per run. The default is 10, which is useful for testing.
What export formats are supported?	The Actor outputs data in CSV, JSON, Excel, and XML formats, so you can use it in spreadsheets, databases, or custom scripts.
Is this data up to date?	The Actor reads the live Texas Tribune database at the time of the run, so you get the latest published salary information.
Can I combine filters?	Yes. You can provide both a keyword and an agency name to narrow results, and the Actor applies both filters as it reads records.
What if I get no results?	Check your spelling and try a broader keyword. Some agencies may use abbreviations, so 'DPS' might work better than 'Department of Public Safety'.
Is this Actor affiliated with the Texas Tribune?	No. This Actor is an independent tool that accesses the public database. It is not endorsed by or affiliated with The Texas Tribune.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Texas Tribune. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.