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James Hicks

DIRECTOR VII at DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

$225,989Annualized pay
$18,832Monthly rate
March 27, 2000Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameJames Hicks
Job titleDIRECTOR VII
AgencyDEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Annualized base pay$225,989
Monthly rate$18,832
Hire dateMarch 27, 2000
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID183569

About this record

James Hicks is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a DIRECTOR VII at DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. 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 DIRECTOR VII at this agency typically pays $213,801 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $170,000 to $229,295. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS as a whole employs 16 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $136,242.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS with annualized pay closest to $225,989.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Scott Fletcher DIRECTOR VII $229,282
Brooke Boston DEPUTY DIRECTOR I $231,500
Robert Wilkinson Ii EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEPT OF HO $216,351
David Cervantes DIRECTOR VII $215,000
James Eccles GENERAL COUNSEL V $238,379
Allison Shurr PROGRAM SPECIALIST VII $105,335
Priscilla Stevenson MANAGER V $95,000
Kristina Vavra FINANCIAL ANALYST III $92,610