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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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Billy Hughey

Investigator V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$81,251

Base pay: $81,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,251
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1355
Hire Date: Dec 5, 2023
Monthly Pay: $6,771
State Employee Number: 1682574

Billy Hughey holds the role of Investigator V at Texas Animal Health Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,251.

Barry Hale Jr

Investigator V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$81,249

Base pay: $81,249
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,249
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1355
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2008
Monthly Pay: $6,771
State Employee Number: 177972

Barry Hale Jr is a Investigator V at Texas Animal Health Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $81,249.

Rex Wyatt

Program Supervisor V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$80,857

Base pay: $80,857
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,857
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1586
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $6,738
State Employee Number: 1257551

Rex Wyatt holds the role of Program Supervisor V at Texas Animal Health Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,857.

Tameka Deshay

Accountant V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$80,571

Base pay: $80,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,571
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1020
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $6,714
State Employee Number: 104192

At Texas Animal Health Commission, Tameka Deshay serves as a Accountant V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,571.

Joshua Leon Julia

Cybersecurity Analyst I/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$80,006

Base pay: $80,006
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,006
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 319
Hire Date: Oct 15, 2019
Monthly Pay: $6,667
State Employee Number: 1219992

Joshua Leon Julia holds the role of Cybersecurity Analyst I at Texas Animal Health Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $80,006.