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Texas School for the Deaf

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

The Texas School for the Deaf administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2026, this agency had 529 employees with median total compensation of $58,672; the highest distinct record was $185,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $32.4M
Employees: 529
Median total: $58,672
Highest record: $185,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$7,272$118,167+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 529 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($58,672) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,244 (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

$22,987

$43,893

$58,672

$81,059

$90,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $90,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $22,987. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Principals, Teachers, Sprvsr

172 · $82,455

Substitute Workers

43 · $15,808

Resident Specialist II

31 · $43,444

Resident Specialist I

25 · $21,084

Resident Specialist III

21 · $50,182

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	$31.4M —	529 —	$56,356 —
2026	$32.4M ▲ 3.0%	529 ±0%	$58,672 ▲ 4.1%

Record list

Employees

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Kristen Chapman

Principals, Teachers, Sprvsr/Texas School for the Deaf

2026 total comp

$86,016

Base pay: $86,016
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,016
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.88
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T023
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $7,168
State Employee Number: 64628

At Texas School for the Deaf, Kristen Chapman serves as a Principals, Teachers, Sprvsr. They work urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.88 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $86,016.

Joel Dechristofaro

Systems Administrator V/Texas School for the Deaf

2026 total comp

$86,000

Base pay: $86,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 314
Hire Date: Oct 15, 2018
Monthly Pay: $7,167
State Employee Number: 1000406

Joel Dechristofaro is a Systems Administrator V at Texas School for the Deaf. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $86,000.

Laura Zuniga

Principals, Teachers, Sprvsr/Texas School for the Deaf

2026 total comp

$85,948

Base pay: $85,948
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,948
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.88

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T023
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2005
Monthly Pay: $7,162
State Employee Number: 34909

Laura Zuniga works as a Principals, Teachers, Sprvsr for Texas School for the Deaf. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.88 FTE. Laura earned $85,948 in 2026.

Ashley O'Niell

Principals, Teachers, Sprvsr/Texas School for the Deaf

2026 total comp

$85,932

Base pay: $85,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,932
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T023
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $7,161
State Employee Number: 540428

Ashley O'Niell works as a Principals, Teachers, Sprvsr for Texas School for the Deaf. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Ashley earned $85,932 in 2026.