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Texas Military Department

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

The Texas Military Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2026, this agency had 556 employees with median total compensation of $62,683; the highest distinct record was $240,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $37.9M
Employees: 556
Median total: $62,683
Highest record: $240,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$28,440$131,636+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 556 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,683) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $68,094 (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

$44,000

$54,000

$62,683

$76,327

$95,760

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $95,760 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,000. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Maintenance Specialist V

41 · $55,200

Program Specialist III

38 · $63,109

Security Officer II

36 · $42,600

Security Officer III

16 · $49,200

Resident Specialist II

14 · $44,000

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	$37M —	554 —	$61,130 —
2026	$37.9M ▲ 2.4%	556 ▲ 0.4%	$62,683 ▲ 2.5%

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Record list

Employees

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Ardis Harden

Director II/Texas Military Department

2026 total comp

$121,500

Base pay: $121,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,500
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1621
Hire Date: May 16, 2016
Monthly Pay: $10,125
State Employee Number: 979594

Ardis Harden works as a Director II for Texas Military Department. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Ardis earned $121,500 in 2026.

Janet Williams

Manager V/Texas Military Department

2026 total comp

$121,266

Base pay: $121,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,266
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1604
Hire Date: May 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $10,106
State Employee Number: 1107886

Janet Williams is a Manager V at Texas Military Department. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $121,266.

Daniel Mccarroll

Director III/Texas Military Department

2026 total comp

$120,750

Base pay: $120,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,750
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: May 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $10,062
State Employee Number: 1401271

Daniel Mccarroll works as a Director III for Texas Military Department. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Daniel earned $120,750 in 2026.

Lindsey Trucinski

Director II/Texas Military Department

2026 total comp

$119,202

Base pay: $119,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,202
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1621
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $9,934
State Employee Number: 1074660

Lindsey Trucinski holds the role of Director II at Texas Military Department. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $119,202.