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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

Scott Freshour

General Counsel V/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$206,700

Base pay: $206,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,700
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3525
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2002
Monthly Pay: $17,225
State Employee Number: 101998

Scott Freshour holds the role of General Counsel V at Texas Medical Board. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $206,700.

Ector Estrada

Deputy Director I/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$206,700

Base pay: $206,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,700
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Dec 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $17,225
State Employee Number: 168844

Ector Estrada is a Deputy Director I at Texas Medical Board. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $206,700.

Christopher Palazola

Deputy Director I/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$206,700

Base pay: $206,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,700
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Mar 14, 2011
Monthly Pay: $17,225
State Employee Number: 176638

Christopher Palazola is a Deputy Director I at Texas Medical Board. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $206,700.

Emily Doyle

Director V/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$189,000

Base pay: $189,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $189,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1624
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $15,750
State Employee Number: 794684

Emily Doyle is a Director V at Texas Medical Board. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $189,000.

Stephen Carlton

Executive Director/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$174,776

Base pay: $174,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,776
Employment type: Erf - Exempt Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: S010
Hire Date: Apr 23, 2018
Monthly Pay: $14,565
State Employee Number: 1118180

Stephen Carlton works as a Executive Director for Texas Medical Board. Their status is erf - exempt regular full-time. Stephen earned $174,776 in 2026.

Rajesh Shenava

Deputy Director I/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$155,025

Base pay: $155,025
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,025
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1630
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $12,919
State Employee Number: 1804828

At Texas Medical Board, Rajesh Shenava serves as a Deputy Director I. They work crp - classified regular part-time, 0.75 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $155,025.

Shane Neldner

Director IV/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$150,255

Base pay: $150,255
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,255
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1623
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $12,521
State Employee Number: 44411

Shane Neldner is a Director IV at Texas Medical Board. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $150,255.

Jeffrey Clausius

Director IV/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$150,255

Base pay: $150,255
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,255
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1623
Hire Date: Apr 16, 2012
Monthly Pay: $12,521
State Employee Number: 53241

Jeffrey Clausius is a Director IV at Texas Medical Board. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $150,255.

Amy Swanholm

Attorney V/Texas Medical Board

2026 total comp

$150,255

Base pay: $150,255
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,255
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3506
Hire Date: Nov 11, 2013
Monthly Pay: $12,521
State Employee Number: 144845

Amy Swanholm is a Attorney V at Texas Medical Board. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $150,255.