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Texas Animal Health Commission

Source file: Texas — State Employee Salaries (Texas Tribune) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Texas Animal Health Commission oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2026, this agency had 209 employees with median total compensation of $54,000; the highest distinct record was $194,807.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $14.1M
Employees: 209
Median total: $54,000
Highest record: $194,807

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$22,381$136,252+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 209 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($54,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $67,536 (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

$44,762

$48,362

$54,000

$77,868

$107,631

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $107,631 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,762. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

34 · $52,562

29 · $48,362

18 · $44,762

15 · $60,803

8 · $96,768

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	$13.3M —	200 —	$52,682 —
2026	$14.1M ▲ 6.2%	209 ▲ 4.5%	$54,000 ▲ 2.5%

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Record list

Employees

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Ryan Brockenbush

Manager V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$107,631

Base pay: $107,631
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,631
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1604
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2008
Monthly Pay: $8,969
State Employee Number: 200667

Ryan Brockenbush holds the role of Manager V at Texas Animal Health Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $107,631.

Harold Sturrock Jr

Manager V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$107,338

Base pay: $107,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1604
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2013
Monthly Pay: $8,945
State Employee Number: 336105

Harold Sturrock Jr is a Manager V at Texas Animal Health Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $107,338.

Eliseo Benavidez

Manager V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$106,606

Base pay: $106,606
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,606
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1604
Hire Date: Nov 3, 2015
Monthly Pay: $8,884
State Employee Number: 933342

Eliseo Benavidez is a Manager V at Texas Animal Health Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $106,606.

Rebecca Galvan

Director II/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$106,142

Base pay: $106,142
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,142
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1621
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $8,845
State Employee Number: 767940

Rebecca Galvan is a Director II at Texas Animal Health Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $106,142.

Bradley Martin

Manager VI/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$105,000

Base pay: $105,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1605
Hire Date: Jan 5, 2026
Monthly Pay: $8,750
State Employee Number: 24328

Bradley Martin holds the role of Manager VI at Texas Animal Health Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $105,000.

Kathleen Black

Systems Analyst V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$103,705

Base pay: $103,705
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,705
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 256
Hire Date: Oct 7, 2002
Monthly Pay: $8,642
State Employee Number: 128221

At Texas Animal Health Commission, Kathleen Black serves as a Systems Analyst V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $103,705.