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Dale Picha

DIRECTOR VI at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

$182,340Annualized pay
$15,195Monthly rate
March 1, 2014Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameDale Picha
Job titleDIRECTOR VI
AgencyTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Annualized base pay$182,340
Monthly rate$15,195
Hire dateMarch 1, 2014
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID255641

About this record

Dale Picha is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a DIRECTOR VI at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. 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 VI at this agency typically pays $196,633 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $149,664 to $208,449. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION as a whole employs 489 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $95,276.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION with annualized pay closest to $182,340.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Norma Garza DIRECTOR VI $177,836
Jace Lee DIRECTOR VI $171,000
Jeffrey Bush DIRECTOR VII $194,182
Aldo Madrid DIRECTOR VI $170,100
Thanya Tarrosa DIRECTOR VI $165,900
Samuel Salazar DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $200,092
Darwin Lankford DISTRICT ENGINEER $200,483
Daniel Harmon DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $200,488