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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Richard Barnhill

Data Management Architect Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$156,324

Base pay: $156,324
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,324
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IDP3
Hire Date: May 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $13,027
State Employee Number: 1401257

Richard Barnhill works as a Data Management Architect Senior for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Richard earned $156,324 in 2026.

Alisha Barnebey

Manager, Learning & Development/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$156,319

Base pay: $156,319
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,319
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: RDM2
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $13,027
State Employee Number: 794533

At Teacher Retirement System, Alisha Barnebey serves as a Manager, Learning & Development. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $156,319.

Olga Jerman

Investment Auditor Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$156,074

Base pay: $156,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,074
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LIP3
Hire Date: Jun 15, 2021
Monthly Pay: $13,006
State Employee Number: 1056880

Olga Jerman holds the role of Investment Auditor Senior at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $156,074.

Cristi Woods

Project Management P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$155,433

Base pay: $155,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,433
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IPP3
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $12,953
State Employee Number: 76997

At Teacher Retirement System, Cristi Woods serves as a Project Management P3. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $155,433.

Jake Melville

Real Estate Associate/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$155,000

Base pay: $155,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VVP2
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $12,917
State Employee Number: 1282016

Jake Melville holds the role of Real Estate Associate at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $155,000.

David Micevski

Real Estate Associate/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$155,000

Base pay: $155,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VVP2
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $12,917
State Employee Number: 1675574

David Micevski is a Real Estate Associate at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $155,000.

Toma Miller

Enterprise Bi Analyst Lead/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$154,760

Base pay: $154,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,760
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: OSP4
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2008
Monthly Pay: $12,897
State Employee Number: 2915

Toma Miller works as a Enterprise Bi Analyst Lead for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Toma earned $154,760 in 2026.

Stephen Fernandez

Application Development P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$154,055

Base pay: $154,055
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,055
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IAP3
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2003
Monthly Pay: $12,838
State Employee Number: 4259

Stephen Fernandez works as a Application Development P3 for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Stephen earned $154,055 in 2026.

Sandhya Bhaskara

Application Development P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$153,900

Base pay: $153,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,900
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IAP3
Hire Date: Jun 15, 2023
Monthly Pay: $12,825
State Employee Number: 1645422

Sandhya Bhaskara holds the role of Application Development P3 at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $153,900.

Tracy Talbot

Data Management Architect Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$153,685

Base pay: $153,685
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,685
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IDP3
Hire Date: Nov 15, 2023
Monthly Pay: $12,807
State Employee Number: 1677417

Tracy Talbot works as a Data Management Architect Senior for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Tracy earned $153,685 in 2026.

Johnson Thomas

Data Management Architect Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$153,603

Base pay: $153,603
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,603
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IDP3
Hire Date: May 13, 2019
Monthly Pay: $12,800
State Employee Number: 581830

At Teacher Retirement System, Johnson Thomas serves as a Data Management Architect Senior. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $153,603.

Ananth Nageswaran

Application Development P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$152,918

Base pay: $152,918
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152,918
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IAP3
Hire Date: May 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $12,743
State Employee Number: 1269087

At Teacher Retirement System, Ananth Nageswaran serves as a Application Development P3. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $152,918.

Travis Gage

Application Development P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$152,851

Base pay: $152,851
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $152,851
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IAP3
Hire Date: May 1, 2007
Monthly Pay: $12,738
State Employee Number: 183334

Travis Gage holds the role of Application Development P3 at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $152,851.

Valerie Luna

Compensation Lead/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$151,970

Base pay: $151,970
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,970
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: RCP4
Hire Date: Oct 8, 2018
Monthly Pay: $12,664
State Employee Number: 62402

At Teacher Retirement System, Valerie Luna serves as a Compensation Lead. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $151,970.

David Arnold

Application Development P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$151,614

Base pay: $151,614
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,614
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IAP3
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $12,634
State Employee Number: 1260807

At Teacher Retirement System, David Arnold serves as a Application Development P3. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $151,614.

Elizabeth Smith

Manager, Oe Operations/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$151,352

Base pay: $151,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,352
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ROM2
Hire Date: Oct 21, 2019
Monthly Pay: $12,613
State Employee Number: 192029

Elizabeth Smith is a Manager, Oe Operations at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $151,352.

Ryan Childs

Manager, Qa & Testing/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$151,117

Base pay: $151,117
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,117
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IQM2
Hire Date: Apr 6, 2009
Monthly Pay: $12,593
State Employee Number: 159419

Ryan Childs holds the role of Manager, Qa & Testing at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $151,117.

Hui Zhong

IT Contact Center Engineer Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$150,974

Base pay: $150,974
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,974
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IIP3
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $12,581
State Employee Number: 1569352

Hui Zhong holds the role of IT Contact Center Engineer Senior at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $150,974.

John Ardila

Data Management Architect Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$150,803

Base pay: $150,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,803
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IDP3
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $12,567
State Employee Number: 1569348

John Ardila holds the role of Data Management Architect Senior at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $150,803.

Logan Deboo

Iquant Pm&Sig Data Engineer Srassoc/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$150,045

Base pay: $150,045
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,045
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VUP2
Hire Date: Sep 18, 2023
Monthly Pay: $12,504
State Employee Number: 1669713

At Teacher Retirement System, Logan Deboo serves as a Iquant Pm&Sig Data Engineer Srassoc. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $150,045.

Mounika Bommanapally

Application Development P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$149,078

Base pay: $149,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,078
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IAP3
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $12,423
State Employee Number: 949609

Mounika Bommanapally is a Application Development P3 at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $149,078.

Carolyn Burns

Financial Bus Analyst Lead/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$148,905

Base pay: $148,905
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,905
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: FYP4
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $12,409
State Employee Number: 29147

Carolyn Burns is a Financial Bus Analyst Lead at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $148,905.

Shane Sutton

IT Contact Center Engineer Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$148,649

Base pay: $148,649
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,649
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IIP3
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $12,387
State Employee Number: 1646761

Shane Sutton holds the role of IT Contact Center Engineer Senior at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $148,649.

Jennifer Hoang

Qa Automation Analyst Lead/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$148,389

Base pay: $148,389
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,389
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IQP4
Hire Date: Feb 17, 2014
Monthly Pay: $12,366
State Employee Number: 207241

Jennifer Hoang is a Qa Automation Analyst Lead at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $148,389.

Mohammad Ahmed

Sharepoint Administrator Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$148,035

Base pay: $148,035
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,035
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IEP3
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $12,336
State Employee Number: 1573991

Mohammad Ahmed works as a Sharepoint Administrator Senior for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Mohammad earned $148,035 in 2026.