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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%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Texas Education Agency Texas56% match
Department of Education: Bureaus & Administrative Maine40% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Azar Mostafavi

Administrative Assistant III/Texas Historical Commission

2025 total comp

$47,400

Base pay: $47,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 0154
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $3,950
State Employee Number: 1653702

Azar Mostafavi works as a Administrative Assistant III for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Azar earned $47,400 in 2025.

Joshua Mccann

Maintenance Specialist IV/Texas Historical Commission

2025 total comp

$47,400

Base pay: $47,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9044
Hire Date: Oct 21, 2024
Monthly Pay: $3,950
State Employee Number: 1747614

Joshua Mccann holds the role of Maintenance Specialist IV at Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,400.

John Cornelius Iii

Maintenance Specialist IV/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$47,400

Base pay: $47,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9044
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $3,950
State Employee Number: 1817345

John Cornelius Iii works as a Maintenance Specialist IV for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. John earned $47,400 in 2026.

Stephen Rasco

Maintenance Specialist IV/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$47,400

Base pay: $47,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9044
Hire Date: Nov 18, 2025
Monthly Pay: $3,950
State Employee Number: 1807586

Stephen Rasco works as a Maintenance Specialist IV for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Stephen earned $47,400 in 2026.

Wesley Wagoner

Maintenance Specialist IV/Texas Historical Commission

2025 total comp

$47,400

Base pay: $47,400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,400
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9044
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $3,950
State Employee Number: 1626320

At Texas Historical Commission, Wesley Wagoner serves as a Maintenance Specialist IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,400.

Bernabe Moralesiii

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2009
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 36792

Bernabe Moralesiii holds the role of Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $46,350.

Ryan Duch

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 1002061

Ryan Duch works as a Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Ryan earned $46,350 in 2026.

Eugenio Montes

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 1127549

Eugenio Montes is a Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Historical Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $46,350.

Maria Constantino

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 1169582

At Texas Historical Commission, Maria Constantino serves as a Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $46,350.

Kenneth Armstead

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 1422272

Kenneth Armstead works as a Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Kenneth earned $46,350 in 2026.

Jerry Fluker

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 1467284

Jerry Fluker is a Maintenance Specialist III at Texas Historical Commission. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $46,350.

James Russell

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Jul 18, 2022
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 1472830

At Texas Historical Commission, James Russell serves as a Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $46,350.

James Myers

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: May 15, 2023
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 1636088

James Myers works as a Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. James earned $46,350 in 2026.

Daniel Ledbetter

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Aug 15, 2024
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 1729989

At Texas Historical Commission, Daniel Ledbetter serves as a Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $46,350.

Phillip Hunt

Maintenance Specialist IV/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9044
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 1773382

Phillip Hunt works as a Maintenance Specialist IV for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Phillip earned $46,350 in 2026.

Mackie Auten

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,350

Base pay: $46,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,350
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Jun 3, 2025
Monthly Pay: $3,863
State Employee Number: 1785080

Mackie Auten works as a Maintenance Specialist III for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Mackie earned $46,350 in 2026.

Shay Harvey

Inventory & Store Specialist II/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,200

Base pay: $46,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,200
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1912
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $3,850
State Employee Number: 1287701

At Texas Historical Commission, Shay Harvey serves as a Inventory & Store Specialist II. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $46,200.

Caleb Hernandez

Maintenance Specialist IV/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$46,200

Base pay: $46,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,200
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9044
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $3,850
State Employee Number: 1820041

Caleb Hernandez holds the role of Maintenance Specialist IV at Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $46,200.

James Shay

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2025 total comp

$45,000

Base pay: $45,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $3,750
State Employee Number: 337682

At Texas Historical Commission, James Shay serves as a Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,000.

Joe Jaramillo

Maintenance Specialist III/Texas Historical Commission

2026 total comp

$45,000

Base pay: $45,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 9043
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $3,750
State Employee Number: 1271549

At Texas Historical Commission, Joe Jaramillo serves as a Maintenance Specialist III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $45,000.

Jeffrey Kettle

Inventory & Store Specialist II/Texas Historical Commission

2025 total comp

$43,800

Base pay: $43,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,800
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1912
Hire Date: May 15, 2024
Monthly Pay: $3,650
State Employee Number: 1711759

Jeffrey Kettle works as a Inventory & Store Specialist II for Texas Historical Commission. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jeffrey earned $43,800 in 2025.