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Texas Historical Commission

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

The Texas Historical Commission supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2026, this agency had 345 employees with median total compensation of $66,837; the highest distinct record was $195,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $24.8M
Employees: 345
Median total: $66,837
Highest record: $195,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$20,100$130,000+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 345 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($66,837) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $72,006 (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

$48,822

$54,600

$66,837

$81,528

$102,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $102,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,822. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Education Specialist I

31 · $53,400

Administrative Assistant III

15 · $52,388

Program Specialist IV

14 · $74,880

Director I

13 · $113,400

Maintenance Specialist IV

13 · $48,822

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	$24.2M —	347 —	$65,000 —
2026	$24.8M ▲ 2.6%	345 ▼ 0.6%	$66,837 ▲ 2.8%

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Record list

Employees

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Jesse Falcon

Systems Analyst VI/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$107,100

Base pay: $107,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,100
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 257
Hire Date: Apr 11, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,925
State Employee Number: 1460848

Jesse Falcon works as a Systems Analyst VI for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jesse earned $107,100 in 2026.

Paul Serna

Architect IV/Texas Historical Commission

2025 total comp

$103,950

Base pay: $103,950
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,950
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 2268
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $8,663
State Employee Number: 1252883

Paul Serna works as a Architect IV for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Paul earned $103,950 in 2025.

Steve Green

Programmer IV/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$103,680

Base pay: $103,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,680
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 244
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $8,640
State Employee Number: 714905

Steve Green is a Programmer IV at Texas Historical Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $103,680.