Governor's Office, Trustee Programs

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

The Governor's Office, Trustee Programs is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 156 employees with median total compensation of $77,918; the highest distinct record was $288,028.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $14.2M
Employees: 156
Median total: $77,918
Highest record: $288,028

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$54,000$200,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 156 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($77,918) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $90,771 (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

$61,452

$69,000

$77,918

$103,318

$142,643

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $142,643 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $61,452. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Grant Specialist III

20 · $71,663

Program Specialist VI

15 · $90,000

Program Specialist III

15 · $63,000

Manager V

14 · $109,396

Program Specialist IV

14 · $71,350

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	$13.3M —	156 —	$73,956 —
2026	$14.2M ▲ 6.5%	156 ±0%	$77,918 ▲ 5.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Robert Cottle

Director III/Governor's Office, Trustee Programs

2026 total comp

$132,525

Base pay: $132,525
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,525
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Jun 15, 2016
Monthly Pay: $11,044
State Employee Number: 979345

At Governor's Office, Trustee Programs, Robert Cottle serves as a Director III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $132,525.