Texas / Department of Savings and Mortgage

Agency file

Department of Savings and Mortgage

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

The Department of Savings and Mortgage is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 68 employees with median total compensation of $86,070; the highest distinct record was $228,120.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $6.5M
Employees: 68
Median total: $86,070
Highest record: $228,120

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$42,000$225,024+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 68 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,070) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $96,191 (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

$56,400

$66,150

$86,070

$109,319

$160,584

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $160,584 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $56,400. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Financial Examiner V

10 · $101,706

Financial Examiner IV

6 · $87,330

Financial Examiner II

6 · $68,136

Financial Examiner VII

4 · $165,701

Investigator III

4 · $68,154

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	$6.1M —	66 —	$81,686 —
2026	$6.5M ▲ 6.5%	68 ▲ 3.0%	$86,070 ▲ 5.4%

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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 Department of Banking Texas97% match
Banking and Finance, Department Of Georgia92% match
Banking and Insurance New Jersey47% match

Record list

Employees

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Ellena Meier

Financial Examiner VII/Department of Savings and Mortgage

2026 total comp

$140,412

Base pay: $140,412
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,412
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1112
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2005
Monthly Pay: $11,701
State Employee Number: 7599

Ellena Meier works as a Financial Examiner VII for Department of Savings and Mortgage. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Ellena earned $140,412 in 2026.

Kenneth Brock

Financial Examiner VI/Department of Savings and Mortgage

2026 total comp

$138,108

Base pay: $138,108
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,108
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1110
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2010
Monthly Pay: $11,509
State Employee Number: 153006

Kenneth Brock holds the role of Financial Examiner VI at Department of Savings and Mortgage. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $138,108.