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Texas Medical Board

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

The Texas Medical Board oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2026, this agency had 251 employees with median total compensation of $58,653; the highest distinct record was $206,700.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $17.7M
Employees: 251
Median total: $58,653
Highest record: $206,700

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$23,400$155,025+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 251 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($58,653) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $70,610 (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

$46,800

$48,880

$58,653

$78,057

$120,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $46,800. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

License and Permit Specialist II

34 · $48,880

Administrative Assistant III

21 · $46,800

Investigator IV

17 · $65,089

License and Permit Specialist III

17 · $55,633

License and Permit Specialist IV

10 · $61,288

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	$15.6M —	246 —	$54,728 —
2026	$17.7M ▲ 13.9%	251 ▲ 2.0%	$58,653 ▲ 7.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sarah Tuthill

General Counsel III/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$130,944

Base pay: $130,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,944
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3523
Hire Date: Jan 5, 2009
Monthly Pay: $10,912
State Employee Number: 9817

Sarah Tuthill works as a General Counsel III for Texas Medical Board. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Sarah earned $130,944 in 2026.

Kemisha Nordstrom

General Counsel III/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$130,944

Base pay: $130,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,944
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3523
Hire Date: Feb 1, 2019
Monthly Pay: $10,912
State Employee Number: 743086

Kemisha Nordstrom holds the role of General Counsel III at Texas Medical Board. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $130,944.

Wendy Pajak

General Counsel III/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$130,944

Base pay: $130,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,944
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3523
Hire Date: Sep 15, 2009
Monthly Pay: $10,912
State Employee Number: 178764

At Texas Medical Board, Wendy Pajak serves as a General Counsel III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $130,944.