Texas / Texas Department of Banking

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Texas Department of Banking

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

The Texas Department of Banking regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.

In 2026, this agency had 194 employees with median total compensation of $102,504; the highest distinct record was $279,435.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $23.9M
Employees: 194
Median total: $102,504
Highest record: $279,435

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$27,567$230,860+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 194 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,504) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $123,133 (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

$68,157

$78,336

$102,504

$171,571

$197,958

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $197,958 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $68,157. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Financial Examiner

131 · $107,579

Director

11 · $229,296

Corporate Analyst

6 · $131,091

Administrative Assistant V

3 · $60,320

Administrative Assistant IV

3 · $53,328

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	$23.1M —	193 —	$102,207 —
2026	$23.9M ▲ 3.6%	194 ▲ 0.5%	$102,504 ▲ 0.3%

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner Texas98% match
Banking and Finance, Department Of Georgia95% match
Banking and Insurance New Jersey37% match

Record list

Employees

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Joel Cortez

Systems Administrator V/Texas Department of Banking

2026 total comp

$94,815

Base pay: $94,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,815
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 314
Hire Date: Jun 5, 2023
Monthly Pay: $7,901
State Employee Number: 744130

Joel Cortez works as a Systems Administrator V for Texas Department of Banking. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Joel earned $94,815 in 2026.

John Alanis

Financial Examiner/Texas Department of Banking

2025 total comp

$92,510

Base pay: $92,510
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,510
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: U110
Hire Date: May 6, 2024
Monthly Pay: $7,709
State Employee Number: 1710081

John Alanis works as a Financial Examiner for Texas Department of Banking. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. John earned $92,510 in 2025.