Texas / Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board / Director

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Director

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

31 employees hold this title in Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Median total compensation for the role is $119,543, above the department median of $89,861.

Employees: 31
Total payroll: $3.8M
Role median: $119,543
Agency median: $89,861
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$113,409$138,073+

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

How total compensation varies among the 31 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 is held in 5 Texas departments. In Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the median of $119,543 ranks #5 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Legislative Budget Board

$288,750 · 1

Texas Department of Banking

$229,296 · 11

Legislative Reference Library

$181,912 · 1

Texas Real Estate Commission

$140,600 · 9

Median total compensation for the Director 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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Rafi Syed

Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$119,543

Base pay: $119,543
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,543
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1080
Hire Date: Nov 13, 2023
Monthly Pay: $9,962
State Employee Number: 640128

Rafi Syed is a Director at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $119,543.

Ramya Dande-Rajasekar

Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$119,266

Base pay: $119,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,266
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1080
Hire Date: Oct 14, 2013
Monthly Pay: $9,939
State Employee Number: 339008

Ramya Dande-Rajasekar holds the role of Director at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $119,266.

Tanitia Colter

Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$119,079

Base pay: $119,079
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,079
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1080
Hire Date: Jun 21, 2021
Monthly Pay: $9,923
State Employee Number: 1406232

Tanitia Colter works as a Director for Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Tanitia earned $119,079 in 2026.

Vanessa Malo

Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$119,070

Base pay: $119,070
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,070
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1080
Hire Date: Oct 21, 2016
Monthly Pay: $9,923
State Employee Number: 1001946

Vanessa Malo works as a Director for Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Vanessa earned $119,070 in 2026.