Texas / TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

Agency file

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

Sara Bradley Carta

Nurse IV/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$105,864

Base pay: $105,864
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,864
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4243
Hire Date: Feb 8, 2016
Monthly Pay: $8,822
State Employee Number: 958941

Sara Bradley Carta works as a Nurse IV for TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Sara earned $105,864 in 2026.

Maylene Bird

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

2026 total comp

$105,708

Base pay: $105,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,708
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Mar 2, 1994
Monthly Pay: $8,809
State Employee Number: 127841

At TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired, Maylene Bird serves as a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors. They work urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,708.

Saffron Burnett

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

2026 total comp

$104,505

Base pay: $104,505
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,505
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Aug 4, 2022
Monthly Pay: $8,709
State Employee Number: 1478806

Saffron Burnett 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 $104,505.

Anna Biondi

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

2026 total comp

$103,432

Base pay: $103,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,432
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Mar 2, 2018
Monthly Pay: $8,619
State Employee Number: 1074522

Anna Biondi is a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $103,432.

Tad Doezema

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

2026 total comp

$103,278

Base pay: $103,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,278
Employment type: Urf - Unclassified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Aug 11, 2004
Monthly Pay: $8,607
State Employee Number: 69369

At TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired, Tad Doezema serves as a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors. They work urf - unclassified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $103,278.

Katherine Barnes

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

2026 total comp

$103,097

Base pay: $103,097
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,097
Employment type: Urp - Unclassified Regular Part-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: T021
Hire Date: Jan 9, 2012
Monthly Pay: $8,591
State Employee Number: 55660

Katherine Barnes works as a Teacher,Principals,Supervisors for TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is urp - unclassified regular part-time, 0.91 FTE. Katherine earned $103,097 in 2026.

Susan Houghtling

Program Specialist VII/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$102,843

Base pay: $102,843
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,843
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1576
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2007
Monthly Pay: $8,570
State Employee Number: 61847

Susan Houghtling holds the role of Program Specialist VII at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $102,843.

Heather Whiteside

Nurse IV/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$102,202

Base pay: $102,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,202
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4243
Hire Date: Aug 7, 2017
Monthly Pay: $8,517
State Employee Number: 5399

Heather Whiteside is a Nurse IV at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $102,202.

Cyrenna Villegas

Director I/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$101,854

Base pay: $101,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,854
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1620
Hire Date: Aug 3, 2015
Monthly Pay: $8,488
State Employee Number: 824352

Cyrenna Villegas works as a Director I for TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Cyrenna earned $101,854 in 2026.

Christina Casas

Manager VI/TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired

2026 total comp

$101,724

Base pay: $101,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,724
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1605
Hire Date: Aug 12, 2013
Monthly Pay: $8,477
State Employee Number: 340934

Christina Casas holds the role of Manager VI at TX School for Blind & Visually Impaired. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $101,724.