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Michael Simmons

Director, Risk Management at TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM

$350,000Annualized pay
$29,167Monthly rate
September 1, 2013Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameMichael Simmons
Job titleDirector, Risk Management
AgencyTEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Annualized base pay$350,000
Monthly rate$29,167
Hire dateSeptember 1, 2013
Employment typeURF - UNCLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID339985

About this record

Michael Simmons is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a Director, Risk Management at TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 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, Risk Management at this agency typically pays $348,000 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $315,000 to $379,000. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM as a whole employs 250 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $270,326.

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