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

Denise Lopez

Director L&C Data, Cmpl & Risk/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$385,875

Base pay: $385,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $385,875
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: LAM3
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2012
Monthly Pay: $32,156
State Employee Number: 38807

At Teacher Retirement System, Denise Lopez serves as a Director L&C Data, Cmpl & Risk. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $385,875.

Stephen Kim

Director, Risk Management/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$379,000

Base pay: $379,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $379,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VCM3
Hire Date: Dec 17, 2018
Monthly Pay: $31,583
State Employee Number: 1155408

Stephen Kim is a Director, Risk Management at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $379,000.

Donald Green

Chief Compliance & General Cnsl/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$376,228

Base pay: $376,228
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $376,228
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ECM5
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2012
Monthly Pay: $31,352
State Employee Number: 180980

Donald Green 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 $376,228.

Stephen Kim

Tricot Private Equity Inv Manager/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$374,559

Base pay: $374,559
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $374,559
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VCM3
Hire Date: Dec 17, 2018
Monthly Pay: $31,583
State Employee Number: 1155408

At Teacher Retirement System, Stephen Kim serves as a Tricot Private Equity Inv Manager. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $374,559.