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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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Rene Garza

Manager V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$97,779

Base pay: $97,779
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,779
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1604
Hire Date: Sep 11, 2017
Monthly Pay: $8,148
State Employee Number: 1084752

Rene Garza works as a Manager V for Texas Animal Health Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Rene earned $97,779 in 2026.

Holli Tietjen

Director I/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$97,258

Base pay: $97,258
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,258
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1620
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $8,105
State Employee Number: 768616

Holli Tietjen works as a Director I for Texas Animal Health Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Holli earned $97,258 in 2026.

Latoya Stevens

Human Resources Specialist VI/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$97,240

Base pay: $97,240
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,240
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1739
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $8,103
State Employee Number: 738711

Latoya Stevens holds the role of Human Resources Specialist VI at Texas Animal Health Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,240.

Irma Rodriguez

Budget Analyst IV/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$96,063

Base pay: $96,063
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,063
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1158
Hire Date: Apr 15, 2024
Monthly Pay: $8,005
State Employee Number: 73207

At Texas Animal Health Commission, Irma Rodriguez serves as a Budget Analyst IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $96,063.

Dwight Dubose

Project Manager IV/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$96,000

Base pay: $96,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1561
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $8,000
State Employee Number: 1137969

Dwight Dubose works as a Project Manager IV for Texas Animal Health Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Dwight earned $96,000 in 2026.

Terrell Mccoy

Manager V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$95,757

Base pay: $95,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,757
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1604
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2014
Monthly Pay: $7,980
State Employee Number: 747511

At Texas Animal Health Commission, Terrell Mccoy serves as a Manager V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $95,757.

Dawna Michalke

Training and Development Specialist V/Texas Animal Health Commission

2026 total comp

$95,289

Base pay: $95,289
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,289
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1785
Hire Date: Jul 9, 1990
Monthly Pay: $7,941
State Employee Number: 101382

Dawna Michalke holds the role of Training and Development Specialist V at Texas Animal Health Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $95,289.