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

Darren Hughes

Portfolio Manager IV/Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$245,926

Base pay: $245,926
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $245,926
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1143
Hire Date: Sep 5, 2017
Monthly Pay: $20,494
State Employee Number: 1081547

At Employees Retirement System, Darren Hughes serves as a Portfolio Manager IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $245,926.

Charles Turner

Director VIII/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$245,045

Base pay: $245,045
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $245,045
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1627
Hire Date: Aug 26, 2009
Monthly Pay: $20,420
State Employee Number: 72628

Charles Turner works as a Director VIII for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Charles earned $245,045 in 2026.

Gabrielle Schreiber

Director VIII/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$242,550

Base pay: $242,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $242,550
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1627
Hire Date: Nov 10, 2014
Monthly Pay: $20,213
State Employee Number: 772932

Gabrielle Schreiber works as a Director VIII for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Gabrielle earned $242,550 in 2026.

Gaye Pharr

Director VIII/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$240,844

Base pay: $240,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $240,844
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1627
Hire Date: Jun 16, 2014
Monthly Pay: $20,070
State Employee Number: 29004

Gaye Pharr holds the role of Director VIII at Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $240,844.

Michael Clements

Chief Trader II/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$240,064

Base pay: $240,064
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $240,064
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1176
Hire Date: Sep 4, 2001
Monthly Pay: $20,005
State Employee Number: 23330

Michael Clements works as a Chief Trader II for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Michael earned $240,064 in 2026.

Davis Peacock

Portfolio Manager IV/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$240,000

Base pay: $240,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $240,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1143
Hire Date: Oct 10, 2011
Monthly Pay: $20,000
State Employee Number: 15468

Davis Peacock works as a Portfolio Manager IV for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Davis earned $240,000 in 2026.

Ann Robinson

General Counsel V/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$239,041

Base pay: $239,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $239,041
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3525
Hire Date: Jan 27, 2025
Monthly Pay: $19,920
State Employee Number: 1765716

Ann Robinson works as a General Counsel V for Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Ann earned $239,041 in 2026.

Blaise Duran

Director VIII/Employees Retirement System

2026 total comp

$238,466

Base pay: $238,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,466
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1627
Hire Date: Jan 20, 2009
Monthly Pay: $19,872
State Employee Number: 133934

Blaise Duran holds the role of Director VIII at Employees Retirement System. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $238,466.