Texas / Teacher Retirement System

Agency file

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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Robert Labare

Data Management Architect Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$197,366

Base pay: $197,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197,366
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IDP3
Hire Date: May 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $16,447
State Employee Number: 1069372

Robert Labare is a Data Management Architect Senior at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $197,366.

Craig Nicholas

Application Development P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$197,334

Base pay: $197,334
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197,334
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IAP3
Hire Date: Mar 23, 1992
Monthly Pay: $16,445
State Employee Number: 88054

Craig Nicholas works as a Application Development P3 for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Craig earned $197,334 in 2026.

Charlie Nilmag

Manager, Cyber / Threat & Risk/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$197,313

Base pay: $197,313
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197,313
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ISM2
Hire Date: May 16, 2022
Monthly Pay: $16,443
State Employee Number: 96073

At Teacher Retirement System, Charlie Nilmag serves as a Manager, Cyber / Threat & Risk. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $197,313.

Chad Nichols

Director, Benefit Processing/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$197,095

Base pay: $197,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197,095
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: BPM3
Hire Date: Mar 15, 2022
Monthly Pay: $16,425
State Employee Number: 1456759

Chad Nichols is a Director, Benefit Processing at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $197,095.

David Munns

Creative Director, Comms/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$196,613

Base pay: $196,613
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $196,613
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: OCM3
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $16,384
State Employee Number: 515857

David Munns holds the role of Creative Director, Comms at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $196,613.

Cory Oliver

Manager, Cyber / Threat & Risk/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$196,362

Base pay: $196,362
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $196,362
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ISM2
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $16,364
State Employee Number: 1244761

At Teacher Retirement System, Cory Oliver serves as a Manager, Cyber / Threat & Risk. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $196,362.

Darren Lauron

Application Development P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$196,161

Base pay: $196,161
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $196,161
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IAP3
Hire Date: Apr 24, 2017
Monthly Pay: $16,347
State Employee Number: 1060755

Darren Lauron is a Application Development P3 at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $196,161.