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

Derek Sadowsky

Portfolio Manager IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$232,355

Base pay: $232,355
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $232,355
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1143
Hire Date: Oct 14, 2019
Monthly Pay: $19,363
State Employee Number: 1210235

Derek Sadowsky is a Portfolio Manager IV at Employees Retirement System. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $232,355.

John Murphy

Portfolio Manager IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$231,100

Base pay: $231,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $231,100
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1143
Hire Date: May 11, 2020
Monthly Pay: $19,258
State Employee Number: 1264407

John Murphy works as a Portfolio Manager IV for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. John earned $231,100 in 2026.

Mitchell Holtz

Portfolio Manager IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$230,000

Base pay: $230,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1143
Hire Date: Jun 14, 2021
Monthly Pay: $19,167
State Employee Number: 1406305

Mitchell Holtz is a Portfolio Manager IV at Employees Retirement System. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $230,000.

Michael Shoop

Portfolio Manager V/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$224,504

Base pay: $224,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $224,504
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1144
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $18,709
State Employee Number: 761961

Michael Shoop works as a Portfolio Manager V for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Michael earned $224,504 in 2026.