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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board operates a public higher-education institution — instruction, research, and student services.

In 2026, this agency had 379 employees with median total compensation of $89,861; the highest distinct record was $325,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $38.1M
Employees: 379
Median total: $89,861
Highest record: $325,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$15,600$221,429+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 379 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,861) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $100,526 (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

$60,034

$72,084

$89,861

$117,876

$155,196

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $155,196 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $60,034. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Director

29 · $120,604

Manager II

27 · $84,672

Senior Director

23 · $146,908

Account Representative

18 · $60,379

Senior Customer Service Repres

16 · $55,890

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	$37.7M —	385 —	$85,797 —
2026	$38.1M ▲ 1.1%	379 ▼ 1.6%	$89,861 ▲ 4.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Yughi Kim

Senior Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$135,450

Base pay: $135,450
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,450
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1075
Hire Date: Sep 9, 2019
Monthly Pay: $11,288
State Employee Number: 761212

Yughi Kim is a Senior Director at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $135,450.

Senta Fortune

Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$135,332

Base pay: $135,332
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,332
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1080
Hire Date: Oct 17, 2022
Monthly Pay: $11,278
State Employee Number: 200957

Senta Fortune is a Director at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $135,332.

Jessica Acton

Senior Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$135,000

Base pay: $135,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1075
Hire Date: Oct 16, 2013
Monthly Pay: $11,250
State Employee Number: 338082

Jessica Acton holds the role of Senior Director at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $135,000.

Virginia Barry

Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$134,466

Base pay: $134,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,466
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1080
Hire Date: May 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $11,206
State Employee Number: 379596

Virginia Barry works as a Director for Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Virginia earned $134,466 in 2026.

Carl Krueger

Senior Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$132,300

Base pay: $132,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,300
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1075
Hire Date: Jun 13, 2022
Monthly Pay: $11,025
State Employee Number: 975490

At Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Carl Krueger serves as a Senior Director. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $132,300.

Nina Wiggins

General Counsel II/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$131,225

Base pay: $131,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,225
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2075
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $10,935
State Employee Number: 133091

At Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Nina Wiggins serves as a General Counsel II. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,225.

Rajesh Sundaram

Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$130,410

Base pay: $130,410
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,410
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1080
Hire Date: Jul 15, 2024
Monthly Pay: $10,868
State Employee Number: 1722600

Rajesh Sundaram 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 $130,410.

Waylon Metoyer

Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$130,095

Base pay: $130,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,095
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1080
Hire Date: May 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $10,841
State Employee Number: 1183263

Waylon Metoyer is a Director at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $130,095.

Gwendolyn Main

Director/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$127,402

Base pay: $127,402
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,402
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1080
Hire Date: Jun 13, 2022
Monthly Pay: $10,617
State Employee Number: 432071

Gwendolyn Main is a Director at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $127,402.