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

Page 1

Bogdan Poustovoi

Director, If Portfolio Management/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$338,848

Base pay: $338,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $338,848
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VUM3
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $28,237
State Employee Number: 769367

Bogdan Poustovoi is a Director, If Portfolio Management at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $338,848.

Deanna Buck

Attorneys P3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$338,064

Base pay: $338,064
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $338,064
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LAP3
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $28,172
State Employee Number: 747944

At Teacher Retirement System, Deanna Buck serves as a Attorneys P3. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $338,064.

Kendall Courtney

Chief of Staff, Imd/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$335,000

Base pay: $335,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $335,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VOM4
Hire Date: Feb 16, 2010
Monthly Pay: $27,917
State Employee Number: 96092

At Teacher Retirement System, Kendall Courtney serves as a Chief of Staff, Imd. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $335,000.

Frank Williams

Chief Compliance & General Cnsl/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$330,750

Base pay: $330,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $330,750
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ECM5
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2015
Monthly Pay: $27,563
State Employee Number: 388611

At Teacher Retirement System, Frank Williams serves as a Chief Compliance & General Cnsl. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $330,750.

John Watkins

Director, If Portfolio Management/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$330,675

Base pay: $330,675
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $330,675
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VUM3
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2007
Monthly Pay: $27,556
State Employee Number: 159334

At Teacher Retirement System, John Watkins serves as a Director, If Portfolio Management. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $330,675.

Timothy Koek

Director, Private Analytics/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$330,000

Base pay: $330,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $330,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VVM3
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $27,500
State Employee Number: 1112407

Timothy Koek works as a Director, Private Analytics for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Timothy earned $330,000 in 2026.

John Hall

Ext Pub Investment Director/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$327,679

Base pay: $327,679
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $327,679
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VUP3
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $27,307
State Employee Number: 1151535

At Teacher Retirement System, John Hall serves as a Ext Pub Investment Director. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $327,679.