Texas / Health and Human Services Commission

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Health and Human Services Commission

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

The Health and Human Services Commission delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2026, this agency had 38,018 employees with median total compensation of $50,368; the highest distinct record was $345,250.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $2.3B
Employees: 38,018
Median total: $50,368
Highest record: $345,250

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$5,800$142,374+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 38,018 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($50,368) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $60,853 (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

$36,571

$42,571

$50,368

$70,575

$94,913

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $94,913 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,571. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Eligibility Advisor II

3,937 · $45,743

Direct Support Professional II

2,508 · $36,571

Direct Support Professional III

2,263 · $46,798

Psychiatric Nursing Assistant II

1,359 · $36,571

Nurse III

1,202 · $96,621

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	$2.3B —	38,150 —	$49,798 —
2026	$2.3B ▲ 0.2%	38,018 ▼ 0.3%	$50,368 ▲ 1.1%

Record list

Employees

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Ruben Moran

Eligibility Advisor II/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$22,948

Base pay: $22,948
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,948
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5622
Hire Date: Feb 11, 2008
Monthly Pay: $1,912
State Employee Number: 90495

Ruben Moran is a Eligibility Advisor II at Health and Human Services Commission. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2026 total compensation came to $22,948.

Vernell Taylor

Eligibility Advisor II/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$22,873

Base pay: $22,873
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,873
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5622
Hire Date: Jan 18, 2005
Monthly Pay: $1,906
State Employee Number: 135481

Vernell Taylor is a Eligibility Advisor II at Health and Human Services Commission. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. 2026 total compensation came to $22,873.