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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Lilly Garcia

Qual Intel Disability Professional II/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$62,721

Base pay: $62,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,721
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5132
Hire Date: Dec 16, 2018
Monthly Pay: $5,227
State Employee Number: 22342

Lilly Garcia works as a Qual Intel Disability Professional II for Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Lilly earned $62,721 in 2026.

Renee Gray

Systems Administrator III/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$62,710

Base pay: $62,710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,710
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 312
Hire Date: Aug 18, 2014
Monthly Pay: $5,226
State Employee Number: 759663

Renee Gray is a Systems Administrator III at Health and Human Services Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $62,710.

Dixie Hogan

Systems Administrator III/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$62,710

Base pay: $62,710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,710
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 312
Hire Date: Apr 17, 2017
Monthly Pay: $5,226
State Employee Number: 1064751

Dixie Hogan works as a Systems Administrator III for Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Dixie earned $62,710 in 2026.

Donise Grigsby

Eligibility Supervisor II/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$62,709

Base pay: $62,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,709
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5632
Hire Date: Jun 28, 2023
Monthly Pay: $5,226
State Employee Number: 125535

At Health and Human Services Commission, Donise Grigsby serves as a Eligibility Supervisor II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $62,709.