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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Nahum Pacheco Salazar

Director III/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$162,225

Base pay: $162,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,225
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1076
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $13,519
State Employee Number: 332490

Nahum Pacheco Salazar holds the role of Director III at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $162,225.