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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Celia Cantu

Program Specialist VI/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$74,105

Base pay: $74,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,105
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1575
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $6,175
State Employee Number: 22993

At Health and Human Services Commission, Celia Cantu serves as a Program Specialist VI. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,105.

Hadassah-Natalia Gomez

Purchaser VI/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$74,099

Base pay: $74,099
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,099
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1935
Hire Date: May 9, 2020
Monthly Pay: $6,175
State Employee Number: 1152196

Hadassah-Natalia Gomez works as a Purchaser VI for Health and Human Services Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Hadassah-Natalia earned $74,099 in 2026.

Veronica Dougherty

Program Specialist V/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$74,088

Base pay: $74,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,088
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1574
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $6,174
State Employee Number: 141519

At Health and Human Services Commission, Veronica Dougherty serves as a Program Specialist V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,088.

Rene' Suarez

Executive Assistant II/Health and Human Services Commission

2026 total comp

$74,088

Base pay: $74,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,088
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 162
Hire Date: Jun 14, 2023
Monthly Pay: $6,174
State Employee Number: 1645648

Rene' Suarez is a Executive Assistant II at Health and Human Services Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $74,088.