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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

Tina Jackson

Assistant Commissioner I/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$176,769

Base pay: $176,769
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,769
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1050
Hire Date: Dec 7, 2020
Monthly Pay: $14,731
State Employee Number: 390943

Tina Jackson holds the role of Assistant Commissioner I at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $176,769.

Maria Hernandez

Assistant Commissioner I/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$176,000

Base pay: $176,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1050
Hire Date: Oct 12, 2022
Monthly Pay: $14,667
State Employee Number: 42290

Maria Hernandez is a Assistant Commissioner I at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $176,000.

James Crowe

Assistant Commissioner I/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$176,000

Base pay: $176,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1050
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $14,667
State Employee Number: 88264

At Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, James Crowe serves as a Assistant Commissioner I. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $176,000.

Kaitlyn Yost

Assistant Commissioner I/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$176,000

Base pay: $176,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1050
Hire Date: Jan 18, 2021
Monthly Pay: $14,667
State Employee Number: 206690

Kaitlyn Yost holds the role of Assistant Commissioner I at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $176,000.

William Tramel

Assistant Commissioner I/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$176,000

Base pay: $176,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1050
Hire Date: Sep 16, 2019
Monthly Pay: $14,667
State Employee Number: 783256

At Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, William Tramel serves as a Assistant Commissioner I. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $176,000.

Brian Cordeau

Assistant Commissioner I/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2025 total comp

$172,987

Base pay: $172,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $172,987
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1050
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $14,416
State Employee Number: 490183

Brian Cordeau works as a Assistant Commissioner I for Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Brian earned $172,987 in 2025.

Robin Fenner

Assistant Commissioner I/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$170,336

Base pay: $170,336
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,336
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1050
Hire Date: May 15, 2024
Monthly Pay: $14,195
State Employee Number: 729421

Robin Fenner is a Assistant Commissioner I at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $170,336.

Raul Castro

Assistant Commissioner I/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$170,000

Base pay: $170,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1050
Hire Date: Dec 11, 2023
Monthly Pay: $14,167
State Employee Number: 75584

Raul Castro is a Assistant Commissioner I at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $170,000.

Christina Zavala

Assistant Commissioner I/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$170,000

Base pay: $170,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1050
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $14,167
State Employee Number: 498147

Christina Zavala holds the role of Assistant Commissioner I at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $170,000.