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Sunset Advisory Commission

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

The Sunset Advisory Commission is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 44 employees with median total compensation of $78,477; the highest distinct record was $220,500.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $4M
Employees: 44
Median total: $78,477
Highest record: $220,500

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$18,720$184,800+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 44 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($78,477) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $91,396 (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

$60,000

$65,000

$78,477

$105,000

$158,760

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $158,760 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $60,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

10 · $65,000

7 · $76,440

6 · $93,500

2 · $136,889

2 · $107,793

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	$3.2M —	35 —	$78,225 —
2026	$4M ▲ 25.0%	44 ▲ 25.7%	$78,477 ▲ 0.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Erick Fajardo

Senior Review Director/Sunset Advisory Commission

2026 total comp

$161,700

Base pay: $161,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,700
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: D122
Hire Date: Sep 12, 2007
Monthly Pay: $13,475
State Employee Number: 191917

Erick Fajardo holds the role of Senior Review Director at Sunset Advisory Commission. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $161,700.

Mary Winston

General Counsel/Sunset Advisory Commission

2026 total comp

$158,760

Base pay: $158,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,760
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: G020
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $13,230
State Employee Number: 94336

Mary Winston holds the role of General Counsel at Sunset Advisory Commission. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $158,760.