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Scott Merchant

GENERAL COUNSEL IV at HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

$162,498Annualized pay
$13,542Monthly rate
September 1, 2017Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameScott Merchant
Job titleGENERAL COUNSEL IV
AgencyHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Annualized base pay$162,498
Monthly rate$13,542
Hire dateSeptember 1, 2017
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID165877

About this record

Scott Merchant is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a GENERAL COUNSEL IV at HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION. 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 GENERAL COUNSEL IV at this agency typically pays $206,212 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $151,924 to $229,295. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION as a whole employs 1,414 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $99,978.

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Other employees at HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION with annualized pay closest to $162,498.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
William Green ADV PRACTICE RGD NURSE II $156,612
Salvador Payumo ADV PRACTICE RGD NURSE II $156,612
Beatrice Monasterio ADV PRACTICE RGD NURSE I $152,340
Gary Hamilton DIRECTOR IV $151,725
Katy Vedlitz DIRECTOR IV $151,462
Lissa Fraser GENERAL COUNSEL II $150,310
Laura Kumordzie ADV PRACTICE RGD NURSE II $148,680
Jody Bridges PHARMACIST II $147,956