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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

Carrie Gits

Assistant Commissioner II/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$185,000

Base pay: $185,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1045
Hire Date: Jun 13, 2022
Monthly Pay: $15,417
State Employee Number: 1467028

Carrie Gits works as a Assistant Commissioner II for Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Carrie earned $185,000 in 2026.

Brandon Griggs

Assistant Commissioner II/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$185,000

Base pay: $185,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1045
Hire Date: May 12, 2025
Monthly Pay: $15,417
State Employee Number: 407204

Brandon Griggs is a Assistant Commissioner II at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $185,000.

Jennielle Strother

Assistant Commissioner II/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2025 total comp

$184,012

Base pay: $184,012
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,012
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1045
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $15,334
State Employee Number: 1459504

At Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Jennielle Strother serves as a Assistant Commissioner II. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $184,012.

Hillary Eckford

Assistant Commissioner II/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$180,000

Base pay: $180,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1045
Hire Date: Feb 16, 2026
Monthly Pay: $15,000
State Employee Number: 171651

At Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Hillary Eckford serves as a Assistant Commissioner II. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $180,000.

Maeve Lahey

Assistant Commissioner I/Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

2026 total comp

$180,000

Base pay: $180,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,000
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1050
Hire Date: Oct 19, 2020
Monthly Pay: $15,000
State Employee Number: 1287619

Maeve Lahey 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 $180,000.