Texas / General Land Office

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General Land Office

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

The General Land Office is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 808 employees with median total compensation of $90,000; the highest distinct record was $271,908.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $79.6M
Employees: 808
Median total: $90,000
Highest record: $271,908

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$36,000$200,148+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 808 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $98,558 (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

$65,000

$75,376

$90,000

$112,907

$139,785

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $139,785 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $65,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Manager V

31 · $120,393

Project Manager IV

23 · $108,000

Grant Specialist III

20 · $74,512

Program Specialist IV

18 · $78,012

Project Manager III

16 · $90,558

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	$80M —	818 —	$90,185 —
2026	$79.6M ▼ 0.4%	808 ▼ 1.2%	$90,000 ▼ 0.2%

Record list

Employees

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Jimmy Smartt

Contract Administrative Manager I/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$120,000

Base pay: $120,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1960
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2026
Monthly Pay: $10,000
State Employee Number: 1176574

At General Land Office, Jimmy Smartt serves as a Contract Administrative Manager I. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $120,000.

Edward Smith

Manager V/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$119,239

Base pay: $119,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,239
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1604
Hire Date: Jul 16, 2018
Monthly Pay: $9,937
State Employee Number: 23587

Edward Smith holds the role of Manager V at General Land Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $119,239.

Colton Kaiser

Systems Administrator VI/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$119,070

Base pay: $119,070
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,070
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 315
Hire Date: Aug 15, 2023
Monthly Pay: $9,923
State Employee Number: 475160

Colton Kaiser is a Systems Administrator VI at General Land Office. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $119,070.

Chibike Nnorom

Web Administrator V/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$119,070

Base pay: $119,070
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,070
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 304
Hire Date: Oct 16, 2023
Monthly Pay: $9,923
State Employee Number: 1675498

Chibike Nnorom holds the role of Web Administrator V at General Land Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $119,070.

Kevin Truong

Programmer IV/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$118,663

Base pay: $118,663
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,663
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $9,889
State Employee Number: 1459726

At General Land Office, Kevin Truong serves as a Programmer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $118,663.

Luke Decker

Auditor V/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$118,650

Base pay: $118,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,650
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1052
Hire Date: Jun 2, 2008
Monthly Pay: $9,888
State Employee Number: 194432

At General Land Office, Luke Decker serves as a Auditor V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $118,650.

Jessica Smith

Management Analyst V/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$118,574

Base pay: $118,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,574
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1689
Hire Date: May 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $9,881
State Employee Number: 759061

At General Land Office, Jessica Smith serves as a Management Analyst V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $118,574.