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

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Allison Shand

Inv Operations Contract Analyst Entry/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$85,800

Base pay: $85,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,800
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: VOP1
Hire Date: May 15, 2025
Monthly Pay: $7,150
State Employee Number: 1780562

At Teacher Retirement System, Allison Shand serves as a Inv Operations Contract Analyst Entry. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $85,800.

Leah Farnsworth

Health Benefits Coordinator Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$85,575

Base pay: $85,575
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,575
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: HOP3
Hire Date: Feb 18, 2020
Monthly Pay: $7,131
State Employee Number: 393818

Leah Farnsworth is a Health Benefits Coordinator Senior at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $85,575.

Laquinta Gantt

Compensation Analyst/Teacher Retirement System

2025 total comp

$85,381

Base pay: $85,381
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,381
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: RCP2
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $7,115
State Employee Number: 1460106

At Teacher Retirement System, Laquinta Gantt serves as a Compensation Analyst. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,381.

Zachary Petitt

Procurement & Contracts P3/Teacher Retirement System

2025 total comp

$85,000

Base pay: $85,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: OPP3
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $7,083
State Employee Number: 342202

Zachary Petitt works as a Procurement & Contracts P3 for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Zachary earned $85,000 in 2025.

Kathryn Hawkins

Ap & Travel Specialist Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2025 total comp

$84,909

Base pay: $84,909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,909
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: FTS3
Hire Date: Jan 15, 2014
Monthly Pay: $7,076
State Employee Number: 191924

Kathryn Hawkins is a Ap & Travel Specialist Senior at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,909.

Hannah Munoz

Office Visit Counselor Lead/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$84,870

Base pay: $84,870
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,870
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: BCP4
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $7,073
State Employee Number: 1661872

At Teacher Retirement System, Hannah Munoz serves as a Office Visit Counselor Lead. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $84,870.

Barbara Shrout

Project Management P1/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$84,440

Base pay: $84,440
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,440
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: IPP1
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $7,037
State Employee Number: 1285150

At Teacher Retirement System, Barbara Shrout serves as a Project Management P1. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $84,440.

Brianna Hunter

Employee After Retirement Consult/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$84,400

Base pay: $84,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,400
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: BAP3
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $7,033
State Employee Number: 1240391

Brianna Hunter is a Employee After Retirement Consult at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $84,400.

Michael Martinez

Health Benefits Coordinator Senior/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$84,315

Base pay: $84,315
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,315
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: HOP3
Hire Date: May 16, 2022
Monthly Pay: $7,026
State Employee Number: 965587

Michael Martinez works as a Health Benefits Coordinator Senior for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Michael earned $84,315 in 2026.

Ruth Gutierrez-Cruz

Manager, Print & Mail Services M1/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$84,288

Base pay: $84,288
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,288
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: SPM1
Hire Date: Dec 10, 2001
Monthly Pay: $7,024
State Employee Number: 197002

Ruth Gutierrez-Cruz holds the role of Manager, Print & Mail Services M1 at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $84,288.

Kendra Alvi

Employee Benefits P2/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$84,191

Base pay: $84,191
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,191
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: RBP2
Hire Date: May 15, 2020
Monthly Pay: $7,016
State Employee Number: 1264575

At Teacher Retirement System, Kendra Alvi serves as a Employee Benefits P2. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $84,191.

Jenny John

User Experience Research Associate/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$84,121

Base pay: $84,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,121
Employment type: Utf - Unclassified Temporary Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: OCP1
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $7,010
State Employee Number: 1624208

Jenny John works as a User Experience Research Associate for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is utf - unclassified temporary full-time. Jenny earned $84,121 in 2026.

Melissa Longford

Health Benefits Coordinator/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$84,054

Base pay: $84,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,054
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: HOP2
Hire Date: Apr 16, 2018
Monthly Pay: $7,004
State Employee Number: 1117905

Melissa Longford holds the role of Health Benefits Coordinator at Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $84,054.

Catherine Plunkett

Executive Assistant Chiefs/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$84,000

Base pay: $84,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AAS2
Hire Date: Sep 16, 2024
Monthly Pay: $7,000
State Employee Number: 1733040

Catherine Plunkett works as a Executive Assistant Chiefs for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Catherine earned $84,000 in 2026.

Sienna Pohler

Executive Assistant Chiefs/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$84,000

Base pay: $84,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: AAS2
Hire Date: Sep 13, 2022
Monthly Pay: $7,000
State Employee Number: 1552686

Sienna Pohler works as a Executive Assistant Chiefs for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Sienna earned $84,000 in 2026.

Anita Washington

Benefit Counseling S3/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$83,743

Base pay: $83,743
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,743
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: BCS3
Hire Date: Feb 17, 2009
Monthly Pay: $6,979
State Employee Number: 185501

Anita Washington is a Benefit Counseling S3 at Teacher Retirement System. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $83,743.

Cheresa Guzman

Benefit Operations S2/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$83,720

Base pay: $83,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,720
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: BOS2
Hire Date: Oct 15, 2014
Monthly Pay: $6,977
State Employee Number: 102984

Cheresa Guzman works as a Benefit Operations S2 for Teacher Retirement System. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Cheresa earned $83,720 in 2026.

Paul Johnston

Desktop Support Specialist/Teacher Retirement System

2026 total comp

$83,622

Base pay: $83,622
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,622
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: ICS2
Hire Date: Feb 15, 2022
Monthly Pay: $6,968
State Employee Number: 1453151

At Teacher Retirement System, Paul Johnston serves as a Desktop Support Specialist. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,622.