Texas / Texas Education Agency / Director III

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Director III

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

61 employees hold this title in Texas Education Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $133,936, above the department median of $97,380.

Employees: 61
Total payroll: $8.3M
Role median: $133,936
Agency median: $97,380
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$120,000$154,758+

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

How total compensation varies among the 61 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Texas

Director III is held in 57 Texas departments. In Texas Education Agency, the median of $133,936 ranks #39 of 57.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company

$192,456 · 2

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

$159,000 · 14

Texas Military Department

$156,612 · 5

Employees Retirement System

$156,000 · 3

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

$152,928 · 1

State Office of Administrative Hearings

$151,934 · 2

Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Sur

$151,709 · 2

Comptroller of Public Accounts, State Energy Conse

$151,480 · 1

State Preservation Board

$150,250 · 1

Parks and Wildlife Department

$150,235 · 4

Railroad Commission of Texas

$150,000 · 11

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

$149,499 · 2

Median total compensation for the Director III role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jennifer Broussard

Director III/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$145,704

Base pay: $145,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,704
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Nov 16, 2009
Monthly Pay: $12,142
State Employee Number: 46444

Jennifer Broussard holds the role of Director III at Texas Education Agency. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $145,704.

Jennifer Patterson

Director III/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$145,674

Base pay: $145,674
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,674
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Aug 15, 2018
Monthly Pay: $12,139
State Employee Number: 1133073

Jennifer Patterson holds the role of Director III at Texas Education Agency. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $145,674.

Jordan Runge

Director III/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$144,365

Base pay: $144,365
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,365
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: Apr 12, 2021
Monthly Pay: $12,030
State Employee Number: 1399347

Jordan Runge works as a Director III for Texas Education Agency. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jordan earned $144,365 in 2026.