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

Mikhael Rawls

Director, Private Analytics/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$370,000

Base pay: $370,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $370,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VVM3
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $30,833
State Employee Number: 340709

Mikhael Rawls is a Director, Private Analytics at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $370,000.

Kaitlin Miles

Director, Private Analytics/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$370,000

Base pay: $370,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $370,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VVM3
Hire Date: Dec 15, 2015
Monthly Pay: $30,833
State Employee Number: 934853

At Teacher Retirement System, Kaitlin Miles serves as a Director, Private Analytics. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $370,000.

Justin Wang

Director, Private Analytics/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$370,000

Base pay: $370,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $370,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VVM3
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $30,833
State Employee Number: 1056068

Justin Wang is a Director, Private Analytics at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $370,000.

John Cosgrove

Senior Director, Public Markets M3/Teacher Retirement System

2025 total comp

$368,366

Base pay: $368,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $368,366
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VUM3
Hire Date: Feb 22, 1999
Monthly Pay: $30,697
State Employee Number: 56483

John Cosgrove holds the role of Senior Director, Public Markets M3 at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $368,366.

Barbara Pearson

Chief Compliance & General Cnsl/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$367,529

Base pay: $367,529
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $367,529
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ECM5
Hire Date: Sep 1, 1986
Monthly Pay: $30,627
State Employee Number: 71406

Barbara Pearson 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 $367,529.

Ryan Voves

Tricot Private Equity Inv Manager/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$362,059

Base pay: $362,059
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $362,059
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: UKP3
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $30,172
State Employee Number: 1459620

Ryan Voves is a Tricot Private Equity Inv Manager at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $362,059.

Mark Albert

Director, If Portfolio Management/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$360,622

Base pay: $360,622
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $360,622
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VUM3
Hire Date: Dec 6, 1999
Monthly Pay: $30,052
State Employee Number: 76703

At Teacher Retirement System, Mark Albert serves as a Director, If Portfolio Management. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $360,622.

Luke Luttrell

Tricot Private Equity Inv Manager/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$360,114

Base pay: $360,114
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $360,114
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: UKP3
Hire Date: Sep 18, 2017
Monthly Pay: $30,009
State Employee Number: 1081546

Luke Luttrell is a Tricot Private Equity Inv Manager at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $360,114.