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.

Compare departments

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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Emily Schmidt

Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$126,307

Base pay: $126,307
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,307
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1080
Hire Date: Oct 16, 2023
Monthly Pay: $10,526
State Employee Number: 949488

Emily Schmidt is a Director at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $126,307.