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Director III

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

14 employees hold this title in Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Median total compensation for the role is $159,000, above the department median of $89,861.

Employees
14
Total payroll
$2.2M
Role median
$159,000
Agency median
$89,861
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$150,000$164,279+

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

How total compensation varies among the 14 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 Higher Education Coordinating Board, the median of $159,000 ranks #2 of 57.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company
$192,456 · 2
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
Comptroller of Public Accounts
$149,128 · 14

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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Emma Gelsinger

Director III/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp
$159,862
Base pay
$159,862
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$159,862
Employment type
Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1076
Hire Date
Sep 1, 2022
Monthly Pay
$13,322
State Employee Number
1279182

Emma Gelsinger works as a Director III for Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Emma earned $159,862 in 2026.

Decha Reid

Director III/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2025 total comp
$159,304
Base pay
$159,304
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$159,304
Employment type
Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Class Code
1076
Hire Date
Mar 9, 2015
Monthly Pay
$13,275
State Employee Number
801481

Decha Reid is a Director III at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $159,304.