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Terrence Keel

DEPUTY DIRECTOR III at DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

$237,313Annualized pay
$19,776Monthly rate
January 12, 2015Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameTerrence Keel
Job titleDEPUTY DIRECTOR III
AgencyDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Annualized base pay$237,313
Monthly rate$19,776
Hire dateJanuary 12, 2015
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID153838

About this record

Terrence Keel is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a DEPUTY DIRECTOR III at DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 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 DEPUTY DIRECTOR III at this agency typically pays $273,573 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $221,553 to $305,191. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE as a whole employs 15 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $118,498.

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Susan Maldonado GENERAL COUNSEL V $226,397
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Shann Turner DIRECTOR I $102,000
Lamargo Watts COMPLIANCE ANALYST IV $80,187
Martin Castorena COMPLIANCE ANALYST II $69,300
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