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

John Barnes

Director V/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$185,755

Base pay: $185,755
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,755
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1624
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $15,480
State Employee Number: 339708

John Barnes holds the role of Director V at Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $185,755.

Robert Newhall

Portfolio Manager III/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$184,063

Base pay: $184,063
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,063
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1142
Hire Date: Dec 8, 2008
Monthly Pay: $15,339
State Employee Number: 20936

Robert Newhall is a Portfolio Manager III at Employees Retirement System. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $184,063.

Laurie Kuehner

Director V/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$178,080

Base pay: $178,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,080
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1624
Hire Date: Sep 13, 2010
Monthly Pay: $14,840
State Employee Number: 60696

Laurie Kuehner works as a Director V for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Laurie earned $178,080 in 2026.

Georgina Bouton

Director V/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$177,251

Base pay: $177,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,251
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1624
Hire Date: Jan 28, 2008
Monthly Pay: $14,771
State Employee Number: 58976

Georgina Bouton works as a Director V for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Georgina earned $177,251 in 2026.

Wendy Mcadams

Director V/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$175,284

Base pay: $175,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,284
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1624
Hire Date: Aug 12, 2013
Monthly Pay: $14,607
State Employee Number: 71156

Wendy Mcadams is a Director V at Employees Retirement System. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $175,284.