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Christopher Thornton

INVESTIGATOR V at TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY

$73,956Annualized pay
$6,163Monthly rate
March 1, 2026Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameChristopher Thornton
Job titleINVESTIGATOR V
AgencyTEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Annualized base pay$73,956
Monthly rate$6,163
Hire dateMarch 1, 2026
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID123497

About this record

Christopher Thornton is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a INVESTIGATOR V at TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. The annualized pay shown above is what the State of Texas reports for this employee at the time of the most recent published payroll snapshot. It represents base salary only — it does not include overtime, longevity pay, hazard pay, supplements paid from non-state funds, retirement contributions, health benefits, or any one-time payments.

The role of INVESTIGATOR V at this agency typically pays $70,254 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $57,614 to $75,827. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY as a whole employs 56 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $145,600.

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Alice Barnebey EDUCATION SPECIALIST IV $80,250
Brittany Eldred EDUCATION SPECIALIST IV $80,421
Kathyron Humes EDUCATION SPECIALIST IV $80,540
Frank Puente EDUCATION SPECIALIST IV $81,858
Julie Brown EDUCATION SPECIALIST IV $82,029
Jennifer Greenhalgh PROGRAMMER III $82,327
Guiomar Andujar-aroca EDUCATION SPECIALIST IV $83,860
Vanessa Gallardo PROJECT MANAGER III $84,044