Texas / Employees Retirement System

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Employees Retirement System

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

The Employees Retirement System is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 427 employees with median total compensation of $95,800; the highest distinct record was $469,428.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $51.1M
Employees: 427
Median total: $95,800
Highest record: $469,428

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$48,290$349,820+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 427 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($95,800) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $119,789 (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

$63,708

$72,356

$95,800

$137,000

$220,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $220,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $63,708. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Retire Systems Benefits Specialist II

43 · $64,264

Retire Systems Benefits Specialist III

17 · $72,000

Manager V

16 · $125,054

Portfolio Manager V

15 · $267,000

Portfolio Manager IV

9 · $230,000

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	$49.8M —	424 —	$94,834 —
2026	$51.1M ▲ 2.6%	427 ▲ 0.7%	$95,800 ▲ 1.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jesus Cano Jr

Manager VII/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$148,000

Base pay: $148,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1606
Hire Date: Sep 24, 2018
Monthly Pay: $12,333
State Employee Number: 90755

At Employees Retirement System, Jesus Cano Jr serves as a Manager VII. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $148,000.

Charles Baker

Cybersecurity Analyst IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$148,000

Base pay: $148,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 322
Hire Date: Jun 4, 2018
Monthly Pay: $12,333
State Employee Number: 1127354

Charles Baker holds the role of Cybersecurity Analyst IV at Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $148,000.

Carol Holt Halverson

Director III/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$147,900

Base pay: $147,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $147,900
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Sep 29, 2003
Monthly Pay: $12,325
State Employee Number: 163751

At Employees Retirement System, Carol Holt Halverson serves as a Director III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $147,900.

Jacob Hansen

Portfolio Manager II/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$145,000

Base pay: $145,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1141
Hire Date: Aug 7, 2024
Monthly Pay: $12,083
State Employee Number: 1727113

At Employees Retirement System, Jacob Hansen serves as a Portfolio Manager II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $145,000.

Thomas Colvin

Data Officer/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$144,930

Base pay: $144,930
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,930
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 217
Hire Date: Sep 20, 2021
Monthly Pay: $12,078
State Employee Number: 90435

Thomas Colvin works as a Data Officer for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Thomas earned $144,930 in 2026.

Scott Osborn

Financial Analyst IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$144,000

Base pay: $144,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D146
Hire Date: Sep 5, 2006
Monthly Pay: $12,000
State Employee Number: 93063

Scott Osborn is a Financial Analyst IV at Employees Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $144,000.

Matthew Richard

Actuary IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$142,374

Base pay: $142,374
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,374
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2805
Hire Date: Dec 10, 2025
Monthly Pay: $11,865
State Employee Number: 1297396

Matthew Richard holds the role of Actuary IV at Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $142,374.

Robin Erb

IT Business Analyst V/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$142,372

Base pay: $142,372
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,372
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 225
Hire Date: Dec 9, 2013
Monthly Pay: $11,864
State Employee Number: 514207

Robin Erb works as a IT Business Analyst V for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Robin earned $142,372 in 2026.

Edward Goldman

Financial Analyst IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$141,000

Base pay: $141,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D146
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $11,750
State Employee Number: 1150931

At Employees Retirement System, Edward Goldman serves as a Financial Analyst IV. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $141,000.

Michelle Barron

Data Scientist I/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$140,990

Base pay: $140,990
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,990
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 660
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $11,749
State Employee Number: 515168

Michelle Barron holds the role of Data Scientist I at Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $140,990.

Michelle Roland

Manager VI/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$140,278

Base pay: $140,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,278
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1605
Hire Date: Jul 15, 2013
Monthly Pay: $11,690
State Employee Number: 98722

Michelle Roland holds the role of Manager VI at Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $140,278.

Chandan Lakhotia

Investment Analyst IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$140,032

Base pay: $140,032
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,032
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1133
Hire Date: Sep 25, 2024
Monthly Pay: $11,669
State Employee Number: 638006

Chandan Lakhotia works as a Investment Analyst IV for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Chandan earned $140,032 in 2026.

James Wehmeyer

Portfolio Project Manager I/Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$139,215

Base pay: $139,215
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,215
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1650
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $11,601
State Employee Number: 773904

James Wehmeyer is a Portfolio Project Manager I at Employees Retirement System. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $139,215.

Melinda Curtis

Manager VI/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$139,166

Base pay: $139,166
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,166
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1605
Hire Date: Jun 20, 2016
Monthly Pay: $11,597
State Employee Number: 333297

Melinda Curtis works as a Manager VI for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Melinda earned $139,166 in 2026.

Deborah Legg

Manager VI/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$138,584

Base pay: $138,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,584
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1605
Hire Date: Jul 6, 2020
Monthly Pay: $11,549
State Employee Number: 64497

Deborah Legg holds the role of Manager VI at Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $138,584.

Weiyue Liu

Manager VI/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$137,000

Base pay: $137,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1605
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $11,417
State Employee Number: 1437736

Weiyue Liu is a Manager VI at Employees Retirement System. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $137,000.