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

Page 1

Yimei Zhao

Senior Director, Hib Finance/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$323,622

Base pay: $323,622
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $323,622
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: HFM4
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2011
Monthly Pay: $26,969
State Employee Number: 72295

Yimei Zhao holds the role of Senior Director, Hib Finance at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $323,622.

Bianca Green

Attorneys P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$321,907

Base pay: $321,907
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $321,907
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LAP3
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $26,826
State Employee Number: 1127323

At Teacher Retirement System, Bianca Green serves as a Attorneys P3. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $321,907.

William Simmons

Attorneys P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$321,623

Base pay: $321,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $321,623
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LAP3
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $26,802
State Employee Number: 1081334

William Simmons works as a Attorneys P3 for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. William earned $321,623 in 2026.

Steven Poliner

Attorneys P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$321,510

Base pay: $321,510
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $321,510
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LAP3
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $26,792
State Employee Number: 765617

Steven Poliner is a Attorneys P3 at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $321,510.

Billy Lowe

Deputy Chief Information Off Development/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$319,324

Base pay: $319,324
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $319,324
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IEM4
Hire Date: Aug 22, 2011
Monthly Pay: $26,610
State Employee Number: 150948

Billy Lowe is a Deputy Chief Information Off Development at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $319,324.

Joshua Morgan

Attorneys P3/Teacher Retirement System

2025 total comp

$315,858

Base pay: $315,858
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $315,858
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LAP3
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $26,321
State Employee Number: 1199543

At Teacher Retirement System, Joshua Morgan serves as a Attorneys P3. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $315,858.

Donald Carter

Director, If Portfolio Management/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$315,434

Base pay: $315,434
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $315,434
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VUM3
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2012
Monthly Pay: $26,286
State Employee Number: 337000

Donald Carter is a Director, If Portfolio Management at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $315,434.

Steven Peterson

Trading Investment Director/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$315,408

Base pay: $315,408
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $315,408
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VCP3
Hire Date: Jan 14, 2008
Monthly Pay: $26,284
State Employee Number: 28684

Steven Peterson holds the role of Trading Investment Director at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $315,408.

Elizabeth Hallmark

Chief Compliance & General Cnsl/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$315,016

Base pay: $315,016
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $315,016
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ECM5
Hire Date: Aug 15, 2022
Monthly Pay: $26,251
State Employee Number: 130241

Elizabeth Hallmark holds the role of Chief Compliance & General Cnsl at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $315,016.

Hasim Mardin

Director, Risk Management/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$315,000

Base pay: $315,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $315,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VCM3
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $26,250
State Employee Number: 570498

Hasim Mardin is a Director, Risk Management at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $315,000.

Marissa Hogan

Ext Pub Investment Director/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$312,867

Base pay: $312,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $312,867
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VUP3
Hire Date: Jun 15, 2012
Monthly Pay: $26,072
State Employee Number: 341498

Marissa Hogan works as a Ext Pub Investment Director for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Marissa earned $312,867 in 2026.

Merita Zoga

Chief Compliance & General Cnsl/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$312,003

Base pay: $312,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $312,003
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ECM5
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2012
Monthly Pay: $26,000
State Employee Number: 76693

Merita Zoga works as a Chief Compliance & General Cnsl for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Merita earned $312,003 in 2026.