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Texas Water Development Board

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

The Texas Water Development Board operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2026, this agency had 463 employees with median total compensation of $80,155; the highest distinct record was $265,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $40.4M
Employees: 463
Median total: $80,155
Highest record: $265,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$32,033$181,564+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 463 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,155) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $87,153 (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

$59,722

$66,792

$80,155

$97,020

$124,724

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $124,724 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $59,722. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Manager IV

18 · $97,009

Manager III

15 · $92,000

Data Analyst IV

13 · $81,900

Program Specialist III

13 · $61,602

Director IV

11 · $147,000

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	$39.6M —	468 —	$78,265 —
2026	$40.4M ▲ 1.9%	463 ▼ 1.1%	$80,155 ▲ 2.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Angela Gower

Chief Information Security Officer/Texas Water Development Board

2026 total comp

$136,931

Base pay: $136,931
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,931
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 239
Hire Date: Jan 7, 2019
Monthly Pay: $11,411
State Employee Number: 199538

Angela Gower holds the role of Chief Information Security Officer at Texas Water Development Board. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $136,931.

Marie-Louise Twagilimana

Manager VI/Texas Water Development Board

2026 total comp

$135,467

Base pay: $135,467
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,467
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1605
Hire Date: Jun 10, 2019
Monthly Pay: $11,289
State Employee Number: 749000

Marie-Louise Twagilimana holds the role of Manager VI at Texas Water Development Board. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $135,467.

Perry Ball

Director III/Texas Water Development Board

2026 total comp

$135,198

Base pay: $135,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,198
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1622
Hire Date: May 1, 2023
Monthly Pay: $11,267
State Employee Number: 56441

At Texas Water Development Board, Perry Ball serves as a Director III. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $135,198.

Kendal Kowal

Attorney IV/Texas Water Development Board

2026 total comp

$134,832

Base pay: $134,832
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,832
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3505
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2015
Monthly Pay: $11,236
State Employee Number: 789677

Kendal Kowal is a Attorney IV at Texas Water Development Board. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $134,832.

Nicole Campbell

Director II/Texas Water Development Board

2026 total comp

$132,947

Base pay: $132,947
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,947
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1621
Hire Date: Apr 13, 2015
Monthly Pay: $11,079
State Employee Number: 121180

Nicole Campbell is a Director II at Texas Water Development Board. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $132,947.