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

Page 1

Raul Gonzales

Director V/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$185,815

Base pay: $185,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,815
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1624
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $15,485
State Employee Number: 124170

Raul Gonzales holds the role of Director V at General Land Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $185,815.

Nicholas Orman

Director V/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$185,500

Base pay: $185,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,500
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1624
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $15,458
State Employee Number: 772331

Nicholas Orman works as a Director V for General Land Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Nicholas earned $185,500 in 2026.

Jose Montalvo

Chief Information Security Officer/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$183,770

Base pay: $183,770
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,770
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 239
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $15,314
State Employee Number: 97576

Jose Montalvo works as a Chief Information Security Officer for General Land Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jose earned $183,770 in 2026.

Vonda White

Director VI/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$181,474

Base pay: $181,474
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,474
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1625
Hire Date: Jun 11, 2018
Monthly Pay: $15,123
State Employee Number: 49209

At General Land Office, Vonda White serves as a Director VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $181,474.

David Wells

Director V/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$180,864

Base pay: $180,864
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,864
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1624
Hire Date: Mar 15, 2012
Monthly Pay: $15,072
State Employee Number: 14489

David Wells holds the role of Director V at General Land Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $180,864.

Elizabeth Ozuna

Director V/General Land Office

2025 total comp

$180,688

Base pay: $180,688
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,688
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1624
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $15,057
State Employee Number: 171525

At General Land Office, Elizabeth Ozuna serves as a Director V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $180,688.

John Kelley

Director V/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$180,618

Base pay: $180,618
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,618
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1624
Hire Date: Apr 15, 2020
Monthly Pay: $15,051
State Employee Number: 979658

John Kelley is a Director V at General Land Office. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $180,618.

Kristalle Schmidt

Director VI/General Land Office

2026 total comp

$180,000

Base pay: $180,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1625
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $15,000
State Employee Number: 148633

Kristalle Schmidt works as a Director VI for General Land Office. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Kristalle earned $180,000 in 2026.