Cameron County elected officials are getting a 5% pay raise, approved during a Tuesday commissioners court meeting with a 3-2 vote.

Commissioners Joey Lopez and Gus Ruiz voted against the raises. The new pay takes effect Oct. 1, 2026.

Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. says county employees are also getting a 5% pay raise.

"We've done 5% in the last three years across the board, and then for law enforcement, it's basically been 30 to 35% for our law enforcement and for our jailers," Treviño Jr. said.

Treviño says Cameron County is following a five-year plan to bring elected officials' pay closer to counties of similar size. The county looked at Texas counties ranked 10 through 25 in population.

"We wanted to implement basically a five-year plan to get up to 75% of the average, not to the top, just 75% of the average," Treviño said.

In Hidalgo County, commissioners' 2026 base salaries are listed at more than $124,000. The Hidalgo County judge's base salary is just over $145,000.

Right now, Treviño's salary is nearly $106,000, and commissioners are paid more than $86,000.

Treviño says prior discussions involved larger raises.

"It was going to be about between 10 and 15% of a raise for all the elected officials," Treviño said.

The court instead approved 5%, the same percentage increase being given to county employees.

The money for county salaries comes from the county's general fund, which is primarily supported by property tax revenue. Treviño says the county is not increasing the property tax rate this year.

Whether elected officials see another increase next year will be up to the next commissioners court.

"On that question, you'll have to check back next year. And since I won't be in office, it'll be somebody else's responsibility to address," Treviño said.

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