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

Jaime Llano

Senior Managing Director, Risk/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$355,048

Base pay: $355,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $355,048
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VCM4
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2005
Monthly Pay: $29,587
State Employee Number: 99518

Jaime Llano works as a Senior Managing Director, Risk for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Jaime earned $355,048 in 2026.

Adrienne Powell

Chief Compliance & General Cnsl/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$355,005

Base pay: $355,005
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $355,005
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ECM5
Hire Date: Jul 16, 2012
Monthly Pay: $29,584
State Employee Number: 71115

Adrienne Powell is a Chief Compliance & General Cnsl at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $355,005.

Shayne Mcguire

Director, If Portfolio Management/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$355,000

Base pay: $355,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $355,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VUM3
Hire Date: Jun 4, 2001
Monthly Pay: $29,583
State Employee Number: 166315

At Teacher Retirement System, Shayne Mcguire serves as a Director, If Portfolio Management. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $355,000.

Matthew Talbert

Director, If Portfolio Management/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$352,848

Base pay: $352,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $352,848
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VUM3
Hire Date: May 16, 2011
Monthly Pay: $29,404
State Employee Number: 77053

Matthew Talbert is a Director, If Portfolio Management at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $352,848.

Michael Simmons

Director, Risk Management/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$350,000

Base pay: $350,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $350,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VCM3
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $29,167
State Employee Number: 339985

Michael Simmons is a Director, Risk Management at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $350,000.

Mark Cassens

Director, Private Analytics/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$345,250

Base pay: $345,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $345,250
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VVM3
Hire Date: Jun 4, 2001
Monthly Pay: $28,771
State Employee Number: 39566

Mark Cassens works as a Director, Private Analytics for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Mark earned $345,250 in 2026.

Emerson Halstead

Director, Private Analytics/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$345,000

Base pay: $345,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $345,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VVM3
Hire Date: May 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $28,750
State Employee Number: 1119684

Emerson Halstead works as a Director, Private Analytics for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Emerson earned $345,000 in 2026.

Martin Cano

Chief Compliance & General Cnsl/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$341,775

Base pay: $341,775
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $341,775
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ECM5
Hire Date: Oct 16, 2017
Monthly Pay: $28,481
State Employee Number: 170273

Martin Cano works as a Chief Compliance & General Cnsl for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Martin earned $341,775 in 2026.