Texas / Office of Risk Management

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Office of Risk Management

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

The Office of Risk Management is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 92 employees with median total compensation of $66,150; the highest distinct record was $187,425.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $6.6M
Employees: 92
Median total: $66,150
Highest record: $187,425

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$39,844$165,375+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 92 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($66,150) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,470 (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

$48,511

$56,000

$66,150

$82,687

$93,712

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $93,712 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,511. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Claims Examiner I

9 · $51,000

Administrative Assistant II

9 · $47,000

Claims Examiner IV

8 · $71,662

Director III

5 · $104,737

Program Supervisor V

4 · $82,687

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	$7.8M —	105 —	$71,662 —
2026	$6.6M ▼ 15.4%	92 ▼ 12.4%	$66,150 ▼ 7.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lyle Holt

Deputy Director III/Office of Risk Management

2026 total comp

$187,425

Base pay: $187,425
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,425
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1632
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2015
Monthly Pay: $15,619
State Employee Number: 782419

Lyle Holt holds the role of Deputy Director III at Office of Risk Management. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $187,425.

Sara Hays

Executive Director/Office of Risk Management

2026 total comp

$166,887

Base pay: $166,887
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,887
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: E137
Hire Date: Nov 17, 2025
Monthly Pay: $13,907
State Employee Number: 134942

At Office of Risk Management, Sara Hays serves as a Executive Director. They work erf - exempt regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $166,887.

Lydia Scranton

Deputy Director I/Office of Risk Management

2026 total comp

$165,375

Base pay: $165,375
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,375
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Aug 28, 2006
Monthly Pay: $13,781
State Employee Number: 124776

Lydia Scranton is a Deputy Director I at Office of Risk Management. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $165,375.

Deea Western

Deputy Director I/Office of Risk Management

2025 total comp

$165,375

Base pay: $165,375
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,375
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Apr 20, 2015
Monthly Pay: $13,781
State Employee Number: 176161

Deea Western works as a Deputy Director I for Office of Risk Management. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Deea earned $165,375 in 2025.

James Cox

Deputy Director I/Office of Risk Management

2025 total comp

$165,375

Base pay: $165,375
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,375
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $13,781
State Employee Number: 1095080

James Cox is a Deputy Director I at Office of Risk Management. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $165,375.