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Texas Education Agency

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

The Texas Education Agency administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2026, this agency had 1,226 employees with median total compensation of $97,380; the highest distinct record was $274,633.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $127M
Employees: 1,226
Median total: $97,380
Highest record: $274,633

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$36,264$194,376+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 1,226 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($97,380) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $103,575 (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

$74,948

$83,804

$97,380

$115,345

$137,186

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,186 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $74,948. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Education Specialist V

114 · $91,873

Education Specialist IV

113 · $82,029

Director II

56 · $120,124

Director I

56 · $106,981

Director III

53 · $133,828

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	$124.1M —	1,218 —	$96,731 —
2026	$127M ▲ 2.3%	1,226 ▲ 0.7%	$97,380 ▲ 0.7%

Compare

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.

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Department of Education: Bureaus & Administrative Maine58% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Ashley Logan

Education Specialist I/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$49,088

Base pay: $49,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,088
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 820
Hire Date: Oct 17, 2022
Monthly Pay: $4,091
State Employee Number: 1563779

Ashley Logan holds the role of Education Specialist I at Texas Education Agency. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,088.

Dezerey Acevedo

Education Specialist I/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$48,075

Base pay: $48,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,075
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 820
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $4,006
State Employee Number: 1664355

At Texas Education Agency, Dezerey Acevedo serves as a Education Specialist I. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $48,075.

Nana Edwards

Accountant V/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$47,737

Base pay: $47,737
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,737
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1020
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $3,978
State Employee Number: 10577

At Texas Education Agency, Nana Edwards serves as a Accountant V. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.75 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,737.

Chinasa Echerenwa

Education Specialist I/Texas Education Agency

2025 total comp

$47,000

Base pay: $47,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0820
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $3,917
State Employee Number: 1422229

At Texas Education Agency, Chinasa Echerenwa serves as a Education Specialist I. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,000.

Cindy Weathers

Education Specialist V/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$45,918

Base pay: $45,918
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,918
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 824
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $3,826
State Employee Number: 1629288

Cindy Weathers holds the role of Education Specialist V at Texas Education Agency. Their status is crp - classified regular part-time, 0.5 FTE. In 2026, their total compensation was $45,918.

Marshone Dobbins

Administrative Assistant III/Texas Education Agency

2026 total comp

$44,905

Base pay: $44,905
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,905
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 154
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $3,742
State Employee Number: 307443

Marshone Dobbins holds the role of Administrative Assistant III at Texas Education Agency. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $44,905.