Texas / TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

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TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

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

The TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2026, this agency had 512 employees with median total compensation of $55,100; the highest distinct record was $177,824.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $31.3M
Employees: 512
Median total: $55,100
Highest record: $177,824

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$19,572$123,337+

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

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 512 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($55,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,198 (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

$19,572

$44,659

$55,100

$82,897

$98,113

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $98,113 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,572. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors

147 · $88,332

Hourly/Substitutes

74 · $19,572

Direct Support Professional III

66 · $45,240

Teacher Aide III

31 · $48,600

Direct Support Professional IV

17 · $50,572

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	$29.6M —	476 —	$55,542 —
2026	$31.3M ▲ 6.0%	512 ▲ 7.6%	$55,100 ▼ 0.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

G'Nell Price

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$101,140

Base pay: $101,140
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,140
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Aug 10, 2007
Monthly Pay: $8,428
State Employee Number: 181555

G'Nell Price holds the role of Teacher,Principals,Supervisors at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $101,140.

Ariel Spiker

Nurse IV/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$100,800

Base pay: $100,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,800
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4243
Hire Date: Nov 4, 2019
Monthly Pay: $8,400
State Employee Number: 1242245

Ariel Spiker holds the role of Nurse IV at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,800.

Laura Hospital

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$100,353

Base pay: $100,353
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,353
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Aug 10, 2007
Monthly Pay: $8,363
State Employee Number: 28711

At TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired, Laura Hospital serves as a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors. They work urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,353.

Burnsteen Smith

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$100,220

Base pay: $100,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,220
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2003
Monthly Pay: $8,352
State Employee Number: 148469

Burnsteen Smith is a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. They work urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. 2026 total compensation came to $100,220.

Jennifer Carney

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$100,061

Base pay: $100,061
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,061
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Sep 8, 2008
Monthly Pay: $8,338
State Employee Number: 121664

Jennifer Carney holds the role of Teacher,Principals,Supervisors at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,061.

Aaron Mason

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$99,981

Base pay: $99,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,981
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Aug 5, 2019
Monthly Pay: $8,332
State Employee Number: 1201403

Aaron Mason works as a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors for TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. Aaron earned $99,981 in 2026.

Sarah Steele

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2025 total comp

$99,761

Base pay: $99,761
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,761
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Sep 8, 2014
Monthly Pay: $8,313
State Employee Number: 768598

Sarah Steele holds the role of Teacher,Principals,Supervisors at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,761.

Erin Shadwick

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$99,576

Base pay: $99,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,576
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Jul 31, 2023
Monthly Pay: $8,298
State Employee Number: 338730

Erin Shadwick holds the role of Teacher,Principals,Supervisors at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. In 2026, their total compensation was $99,576.

Jay Hiller

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$99,481

Base pay: $99,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,481
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Aug 11, 2008
Monthly Pay: $8,290
State Employee Number: 92221

At TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired, Jay Hiller serves as a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors. They work urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,481.

Rebecca Kirsch

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$99,481

Base pay: $99,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,481
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Aug 5, 2019
Monthly Pay: $8,290
State Employee Number: 1201407

At TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired, Rebecca Kirsch serves as a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors. They work urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,481.

Paul Carlson

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$99,262

Base pay: $99,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,262
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Nov 9, 2015
Monthly Pay: $8,272
State Employee Number: 934608

Paul Carlson works as a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors for TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. Paul earned $99,262 in 2026.

Cristi Fleming

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$98,829

Base pay: $98,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,829
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Sep 19, 2005
Monthly Pay: $8,236
State Employee Number: 138853

Cristi Fleming works as a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors for TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. Cristi earned $98,829 in 2026.

Byron Barry

Cybersecurity Analyst III/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$98,704

Base pay: $98,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,704
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 321
Hire Date: Apr 15, 2015
Monthly Pay: $8,225
State Employee Number: 338985

Byron Barry is a Cybersecurity Analyst III at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,704.

Carrie Gillespie

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$98,491

Base pay: $98,491
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,491
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Jan 11, 2016
Monthly Pay: $8,208
State Employee Number: 949919

Carrie Gillespie holds the role of Teacher,Principals,Supervisors at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,491.

Christine Cowan

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2025 total comp

$98,271

Base pay: $98,271
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,271
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Aug 10, 2007
Monthly Pay: $8,189
State Employee Number: 96623

Christine Cowan holds the role of Teacher,Principals,Supervisors at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urf - unclassified regular full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,271.

Renee Toy

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$98,256

Base pay: $98,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,256
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Oct 3, 2016
Monthly Pay: $8,188
State Employee Number: 64530

Renee Toy holds the role of Teacher,Principals,Supervisors at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,256.

Katherine Houck

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$98,113

Base pay: $98,113
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,113
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Aug 1, 2020
Monthly Pay: $8,176
State Employee Number: 1274740

Katherine Houck holds the role of Teacher,Principals,Supervisors at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,113.

Kodie Nagy-Montgomery

Teacher,Principals,Supervisors/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$97,870

Base pay: $97,870
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,870
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Jun 13, 1997
Monthly Pay: $8,156
State Employee Number: 106775

Kodie Nagy-Montgomery works as a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors for TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. Kodie earned $97,870 in 2026.