Texas / Texas Board of Nursing

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Texas Board of Nursing

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

The Texas Board of Nursing is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 133 employees with median total compensation of $68,547; the highest distinct record was $203,337.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $10M
Employees: 133
Median total: $68,547
Highest record: $203,337

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$24,255$167,315+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 133 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($68,547) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $75,454 (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

$48,835

$52,465

$68,547

$89,250

$114,855

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $114,855 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,835. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigator II

11 · $54,024

License and Permit Specialist I

8 · $49,816

License and Permit Specialist II

7 · $56,002

Program Specialist II

6 · $51,647

Nurse III

5 · $95,000

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	$10.3M —	137 —	$68,672 —
2026	$10M ▼ 2.6%	133 ▼ 2.9%	$68,547 ▼ 0.2%

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Record list

Employees

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Abhinawa Ghimire

Manager VII/Texas Board of Nursing

2026 total comp

$143,299

Base pay: $143,299
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,299
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1606
Hire Date: Jul 18, 2022
Monthly Pay: $11,942
State Employee Number: 1181184

Abhinawa Ghimire is a Manager VII at Texas Board of Nursing. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $143,299.

Janice Hooper

Program Management Specialist III/Texas Board of Nursing

2026 total comp

$142,234

Base pay: $142,234
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,234
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1672
Hire Date: Sep 3, 2002
Monthly Pay: $11,853
State Employee Number: 118631

Janice Hooper holds the role of Program Management Specialist III at Texas Board of Nursing. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $142,234.