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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

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Marisela Gonzalez

Internal Auditor IV/Texas Water Development Board

2026 total comp

$82,530

Base pay: $82,530
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,530
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1203
Hire Date: Apr 1, 2024
Monthly Pay: $6,878
State Employee Number: 108678

Marisela Gonzalez holds the role of Internal Auditor IV at Texas Water Development Board. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,530.

David Duran

Financial Analyst IV/Texas Water Development Board

2026 total comp

$82,384

Base pay: $82,384
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,384
Employment type: Crp - Classified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1085
Hire Date: Feb 16, 2015
Monthly Pay: $6,865
State Employee Number: 42812

David Duran holds the role of Financial Analyst IV at Texas Water Development Board. Their status is crp - classified regular part-time, 0.8 FTE. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,384.

Michael Clary

Data Analyst V/Texas Water Development Board

2026 total comp

$81,900

Base pay: $81,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,900
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 654
Hire Date: Jul 15, 2019
Monthly Pay: $6,825
State Employee Number: 430572

At Texas Water Development Board, Michael Clary serves as a Data Analyst V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $81,900.

Sara Sutton

Data Analyst IV/Texas Water Development Board

2026 total comp

$81,900

Base pay: $81,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,900
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 653
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $6,825
State Employee Number: 1477340

Sara Sutton is a Data Analyst IV at Texas Water Development Board. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $81,900.