Texas / Department of Housing and Community Affairs

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Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Source file: Texas — State Employee Salaries (Texas Tribune) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Housing and Community Affairs supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2026, this agency had 344 employees with median total compensation of $76,538; the highest distinct record was $238,379.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $30M
Employees: 344
Median total: $76,538
Highest record: $238,379

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$39,412$189,499+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 344 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($76,538) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $87,297 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$58,000

$67,473

$76,538

$95,256

$131,019

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $131,019 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $58,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Program Specialist IV

22 · $75,485

Program Specialist V

17 · $78,750

Auditor III

16 · $69,586

Program Specialist III

15 · $68,399

Program Specialist VI

14 · $85,470

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2025	$30.8M —	359 —	$76,103 —
2026	$30M ▼ 2.6%	344 ▼ 4.2%	$76,538 ▲ 0.6%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Texas Lottery Commission Texas89% match
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Record list

Employees

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Cristina Ortega

Manager V/Department of Housing and Community Affairs

2026 total comp

$120,628

Base pay: $120,628
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,628
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1604
Hire Date: Sep 11, 2017
Monthly Pay: $10,052
State Employee Number: 1084009

Cristina Ortega holds the role of Manager V at Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $120,628.

Sascha Stremler

Attorney IV/Department of Housing and Community Affairs

2026 total comp

$119,780

Base pay: $119,780
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,780
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3505
Hire Date: Sep 19, 2023
Monthly Pay: $9,982
State Employee Number: 1670100

Sascha Stremler is a Attorney IV at Department of Housing and Community Affairs. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $119,780.

Margaret Mccoy

Manager VII/Department of Housing and Community Affairs

2026 total comp

$115,008

Base pay: $115,008
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,008
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1606
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $9,584
State Employee Number: 1456769

Margaret Mccoy holds the role of Manager VII at Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $115,008.

Stephanie D'Couto

Manager V/Department of Housing and Community Affairs

2026 total comp

$115,007

Base pay: $115,007
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,007
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1604
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $9,584
State Employee Number: 118156

Stephanie D'Couto works as a Manager V for Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Stephanie earned $115,007 in 2026.