Texas / Teacher Retirement System

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Teacher Retirement System

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

The Teacher Retirement System administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2026, this agency had 1,258 employees with median total compensation of $111,261; the highest distinct record was $850,005.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $172M
Employees: 1,258
Median total: $111,261
Highest record: $850,005

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$19,266$405,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 1,258 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($111,261) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $136,726 (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

$62,498

$72,786

$111,261

$162,260

$252,751

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $252,751 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $62,498. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Benefit Counseling S2

90 · $67,819

Benefit Processing S2

65 · $64,844

Application Development P3

37 · $149,078

Inv Platforms Administrative Senior Associate

32 · $154,653

Benefit Processor Senior

32 · $76,074

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	$161.5M —	1,256 —	$103,450 —
2026	$172M ▲ 6.5%	1,258 ▲ 0.2%	$111,261 ▲ 7.6%

Record list

Employees

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Michael Eichenberger

Project Management P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$135,717

Base pay: $135,717
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,717
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IPP3
Hire Date: Apr 16, 2007
Monthly Pay: $11,310
State Employee Number: 188885

Michael Eichenberger holds the role of Project Management P3 at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $135,717.

Stacy Sakoulas

Employee Relations Lead/Teacher Retirement System

2025 total comp

$135,622

Base pay: $135,622
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,622
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Class Code: RGP4
Hire Date: Feb 15, 2012
Monthly Pay: $11,302
State Employee Number: 87267

At Teacher Retirement System, Stacy Sakoulas serves as a Employee Relations Lead. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,622.

Joe Velez

Financial Bi Analyst Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$135,587

Base pay: $135,587
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,587
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: FYP3
Hire Date: Oct 17, 2022
Monthly Pay: $11,299
State Employee Number: 117462

Joe Velez works as a Financial Bi Analyst Senior for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Joe earned $135,587 in 2026.

Derrick Guzman

Manager, Safety & Prevention/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$135,360

Base pay: $135,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,360
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SCM2
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $11,280
State Employee Number: 1119699

Derrick Guzman works as a Manager, Safety & Prevention for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Derrick earned $135,360 in 2026.

Tyler Dixon

Investment Auditor Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$135,200

Base pay: $135,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,200
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LIP3
Hire Date: Feb 17, 2025
Monthly Pay: $11,267
State Employee Number: 351504

At Teacher Retirement System, Tyler Dixon serves as a Investment Auditor Senior. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $135,200.

Charlene Corron

Project Management P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$135,000

Base pay: $135,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IPP3
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $11,250
State Employee Number: 1422500

Charlene Corron is a Project Management P3 at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $135,000.

Cui Rye

Inv Platforms Administrative Senior Associate/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$135,000

Base pay: $135,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VOP2
Hire Date: Aug 15, 2023
Monthly Pay: $11,250
State Employee Number: 1653696

Cui Rye works as a Inv Platforms Administrative Senior Associate for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Cui earned $135,000 in 2026.

Sravanthi Boorla

Data Management Architect Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$135,000

Base pay: $135,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IDP3
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $11,250
State Employee Number: 1804546

Sravanthi Boorla works as a Data Management Architect Senior for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Sravanthi earned $135,000 in 2026.

David Duran

Application Development P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$135,000

Base pay: $135,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IAP3
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $11,250
State Employee Number: 1804527

At Teacher Retirement System, David Duran serves as a Application Development P3. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $135,000.

Jack Henserling

Investment Auditor Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$135,000

Base pay: $135,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LIP3
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $11,250
State Employee Number: 1787929

Jack Henserling is a Investment Auditor Senior at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $135,000.

Stuart Laves

Epm Business Analyst Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$135,000

Base pay: $135,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: OSP3
Hire Date: Nov 17, 2025
Monthly Pay: $11,250
State Employee Number: 1804521

Stuart Laves works as a Epm Business Analyst Senior for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Stuart earned $135,000 in 2026.

Bradly Nemec

Project Management P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$134,802

Base pay: $134,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,802
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IPP3
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $11,234
State Employee Number: 335871

At Teacher Retirement System, Bradly Nemec serves as a Project Management P3. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,802.

Susan Xu

Application Development P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$134,634

Base pay: $134,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,634
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IAP3
Hire Date: Oct 16, 2017
Monthly Pay: $11,219
State Employee Number: 340229

Susan Xu works as a Application Development P3 for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Susan earned $134,634 in 2026.

Jacob Bledsoe

Procurement Lead/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$134,495

Base pay: $134,495
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,495
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: OPP4
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $11,208
State Employee Number: 766717

Jacob Bledsoe is a Procurement Lead at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $134,495.

Beatriz Arriaga

Financial Bi Analyst Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$133,960

Base pay: $133,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,960
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: FYP3
Hire Date: Feb 18, 2020
Monthly Pay: $11,163
State Employee Number: 100368

Beatriz Arriaga is a Financial Bi Analyst Senior at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $133,960.

Sourah Alzubeidi

Information Security P2/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$133,671

Base pay: $133,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,671
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ISP2
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $11,139
State Employee Number: 1624592

Sourah Alzubeidi is a Information Security P2 at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $133,671.

Wendy Spencer

Business Administrative Coordinator Lead/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$133,371

Base pay: $133,371
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,371
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SCP4
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $11,114
State Employee Number: 100159

At Teacher Retirement System, Wendy Spencer serves as a Business Administrative Coordinator Lead. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $133,371.

Dena Riede

Ocm Specialist Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$133,211

Base pay: $133,211
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,211
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: RMP3
Hire Date: May 14, 2018
Monthly Pay: $11,101
State Employee Number: 175361

Dena Riede works as a Ocm Specialist Senior for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Dena earned $133,211 in 2026.

Morgan Burandt

Accounting Reporting P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$133,127

Base pay: $133,127
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,127
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: FAP3
Hire Date: Aug 15, 2023
Monthly Pay: $11,094
State Employee Number: 1085370

Morgan Burandt works as a Accounting Reporting P3 for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Morgan earned $133,127 in 2026.

Jaime Morin

IT Contact Center Engineer Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$133,125

Base pay: $133,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,125
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IIP3
Hire Date: Sep 16, 2024
Monthly Pay: $11,094
State Employee Number: 1733038

Jaime Morin is a IT Contact Center Engineer Senior at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $133,125.

Lynn Kearns

IT Contact Center Engineer Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$132,843

Base pay: $132,843
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,843
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IIP3
Hire Date: Apr 15, 2019
Monthly Pay: $11,070
State Employee Number: 1176225

Lynn Kearns is a IT Contact Center Engineer Senior at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $132,843.

Julie Beattie

Compensation Analyst Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$132,840

Base pay: $132,840
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,840
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: RCP3
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $11,070
State Employee Number: 1629398

Julie Beattie is a Compensation Analyst Senior at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $132,840.

Elena Barreiro

Investment Compliance Officer/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$132,490

Base pay: $132,490
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,490
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LLP2
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $11,041
State Employee Number: 1155415

Elena Barreiro is a Investment Compliance Officer at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $132,490.

Laura Cervantes

Health Benefits Coordinator Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$132,300

Base pay: $132,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,300
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: HOP3
Hire Date: Jan 17, 2023
Monthly Pay: $11,025
State Employee Number: 1578190

Laura Cervantes is a Health Benefits Coordinator Senior at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $132,300.

Erika Smith

Procurement Lead/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$132,216

Base pay: $132,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,216
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: OPP4
Hire Date: Feb 18, 2020
Monthly Pay: $11,018
State Employee Number: 1252124

Erika Smith works as a Procurement Lead for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Erika earned $132,216 in 2026.

Richsekar Lourdusamy

Testing & Qa Analyst Technician Lead/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$132,048

Base pay: $132,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,048
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IQP3
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $11,004
State Employee Number: 1468126

At Teacher Retirement System, Richsekar Lourdusamy serves as a Testing & Qa Analyst Technician Lead. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $132,048.

Sivakami Arunachalam

Inv Platforms Administrative Senior Associate/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$131,862

Base pay: $131,862
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,862
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VOP2
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $10,989
State Employee Number: 1759234

At Teacher Retirement System, Sivakami Arunachalam serves as a Inv Platforms Administrative Senior Associate. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,862.

Fredrick Kamau

Information Security P2/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$131,815

Base pay: $131,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,815
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ISP2
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $10,985
State Employee Number: 1654167

At Teacher Retirement System, Fredrick Kamau serves as a Information Security P2. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,815.