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Legislative Budget Board

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

The Legislative Budget Board manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2026, this agency had 126 employees with median total compensation of $100,366; the highest distinct record was $304,500.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $14.8M
Employees: 126
Median total: $100,366
Highest record: $304,500

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$46,667$250,400+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 126 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($100,366) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $117,430 (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

$63,000

$74,083

$100,366

$156,385

$181,008

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $181,008 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $63,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

20 · $168,628

15 · $63,000

12 · $76,743

12 · $67,590

9 · $134,106

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	$15.1M —	133 —	$97,020 —
2026	$14.8M ▼ 2.1%	126 ▼ 5.3%	$100,366 ▲ 3.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joseph Shepherd

Manager/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$156,385

Base pay: $156,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,385
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: M001
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2011
Monthly Pay: $13,032
State Employee Number: 92223

Joseph Shepherd holds the role of Manager at Legislative Budget Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $156,385.

Darren Albrecht

Manager/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$156,385

Base pay: $156,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,385
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: M001
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $13,032
State Employee Number: 186661

Darren Albrecht is a Manager at Legislative Budget Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $156,385.

Benjamin Cross

Manager/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$156,385

Base pay: $156,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,385
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: M001
Hire Date: Oct 13, 2015
Monthly Pay: $13,032
State Employee Number: 337544

At Legislative Budget Board, Benjamin Cross serves as a Manager. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $156,385.

Christopher Pace

Supervisor/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$153,678

Base pay: $153,678
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,678
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: A007
Hire Date: Jul 16, 2018
Monthly Pay: $12,807
State Employee Number: 777553

Christopher Pace works as a Supervisor for Legislative Budget Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Christopher earned $153,678 in 2026.

Samuel Xia

Senior Systems Analyst/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$153,573

Base pay: $153,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,573
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: S120
Hire Date: Apr 11, 2011
Monthly Pay: $12,798
State Employee Number: 78878

Samuel Xia holds the role of Senior Systems Analyst at Legislative Budget Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $153,573.

John Newton

Senior Systems Analyst/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$152,492

Base pay: $152,492
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152,492
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: S120
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2010
Monthly Pay: $12,708
State Employee Number: 84787

At Legislative Budget Board, John Newton serves as a Senior Systems Analyst. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $152,492.

Greg Owens

Senior Analyst/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$150,150

Base pay: $150,150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,150
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: P076
Hire Date: Nov 28, 2002
Monthly Pay: $12,513
State Employee Number: 106917

At Legislative Budget Board, Greg Owens serves as a Senior Analyst. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $150,150.

Samantha Martinez

Manager/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$150,000

Base pay: $150,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: M001
Hire Date: May 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $12,500
State Employee Number: 1193366

At Legislative Budget Board, Samantha Martinez serves as a Manager. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $150,000.

Dushyanth Reddivari

Assistant General Counsel/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$149,684

Base pay: $149,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,684
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: L003
Hire Date: Jul 13, 2015
Monthly Pay: $12,474
State Employee Number: 760343

Dushyanth Reddivari holds the role of Assistant General Counsel at Legislative Budget Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $149,684.

Patrick Philpot

Analyst/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$149,520

Base pay: $149,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,520
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary (Summed): $149,520
Class Code: P070
Duplicate Record: Yes
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $7,875
State Employee Number: 513243

Patrick Philpot works as a Analyst for Legislative Budget Board. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.75 FTE. Patrick earned $149,520 in 2026.

Andrea Mcghee

Analyst/Legislative Budget Board

2026 total comp

$149,520

Base pay: $149,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,520
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary (Summed): $149,520
Class Code: P070
Duplicate Record: Yes
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $7,875
State Employee Number: 1055926

Andrea Mcghee is a Analyst at Legislative Budget Board. They work urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2026 total compensation came to $149,520.