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State Auditor's Office

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

The State Auditor's Office manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2026, this agency had 201 employees with median total compensation of $79,152; the highest distinct record was $242,550.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $18.9M
Employees: 201
Median total: $79,152
Highest record: $242,550

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$47,000$183,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 201 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,152) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $94,069 (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

$58,000

$66,522

$79,152

$120,000

$143,488

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $143,488 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $58,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Auditor III

34 · $67,105

Auditor II

27 · $56,925

Auditor IV

17 · $73,500

Managing Senior Auditor

15 · $123,000

Auditor VI

14 · $97,176

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	$18.5M —	193 —	$86,313 —
2026	$18.9M ▲ 2.1%	201 ▲ 4.1%	$79,152 ▼ 8.3%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Comp-Audits City of Baltimore85% match
Ocf District of Columbia82% match
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Clr City Controller City of Philadelphia56% match
MNPS School Audit Metro Nashville52% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Michael Reagor

Communication and Information Manager/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$102,505

Base pay: $102,505
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,505
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: CIM1
Hire Date: Feb 15, 2015
Monthly Pay: $8,542
State Employee Number: 27150

Michael Reagor is a Communication and Information Manager at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $102,505.

Betzaida Pineda

Senior Accountant/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$100,603

Base pay: $100,603
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,603
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SACT
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $8,384
State Employee Number: 755549

Betzaida Pineda is a Senior Accountant at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,603.

Cody Smith

Operations Manager/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$100,046

Base pay: $100,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,046
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: OPM1
Hire Date: Dec 6, 2004
Monthly Pay: $8,337
State Employee Number: 151633

Cody Smith works as a Operations Manager for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Cody earned $100,046 in 2026.

Maureen Kelly

Senior Audit Report Editor/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$99,885

Base pay: $99,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,885
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ARE2
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $8,324
State Employee Number: 510040

At State Auditor's Office, Maureen Kelly serves as a Senior Audit Report Editor. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,885.

Christina Rodriguez

Auditor VI/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$99,881

Base pay: $99,881
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,881
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD6
Hire Date: Jun 9, 2014
Monthly Pay: $8,323
State Employee Number: 762450

At State Auditor's Office, Christina Rodriguez serves as a Auditor VI. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,881.

Namita Pai

Auditor VI/State Auditor's Office

2025 total comp

$99,712

Base pay: $99,712
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,712
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD6
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2005
Monthly Pay: $8,309
State Employee Number: 124008

Namita Pai works as a Auditor VI for State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Namita earned $99,712 in 2025.

Orlando Sauceda

Senior Systems Administrator/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$99,618

Base pay: $99,618
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,618
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SSA2
Hire Date: Apr 6, 2020
Monthly Pay: $8,302
State Employee Number: 1260652

Orlando Sauceda is a Senior Systems Administrator at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $99,618.

Alexander Sumners

Auditor VI/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$99,522

Base pay: $99,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,522
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD6
Hire Date: Apr 6, 2015
Monthly Pay: $8,293
State Employee Number: 784397

Alexander Sumners holds the role of Auditor VI at State Auditor's Office. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $99,522.

Arnton Gray

Auditor VI/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$98,878

Base pay: $98,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,878
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD6
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2011
Monthly Pay: $8,240
State Employee Number: 66994

Arnton Gray is a Auditor VI at State Auditor's Office. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,878.

Armando Sanchez

Auditor VI/State Auditor's Office

2026 total comp

$98,247

Base pay: $98,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,247
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AUD6
Hire Date: Apr 6, 2015
Monthly Pay: $8,187
State Employee Number: 784393

At State Auditor's Office, Armando Sanchez serves as a Auditor VI. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,247.