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Ladonna Castanuela

DIRECTOR VI at TEXAS DEPT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION

$200,021Annualized pay
$16,668Monthly rate
September 1, 2025Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameLadonna Castanuela
Job titleDIRECTOR VI
AgencyTEXAS DEPT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Annualized base pay$200,021
Monthly rate$16,668
Hire dateSeptember 1, 2025
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID43643

About this record

Ladonna Castanuela is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a DIRECTOR VI at TEXAS DEPT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION. 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 DEPT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION as a whole employs 25 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $99,397.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at TEXAS DEPT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION with annualized pay closest to $200,021.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Susanna Cutrone DEPUTY DIRECTOR I $204,435
Sergio Rey DEPUTY DIRECTOR I $205,300
Stephen Bruno DEPUTY DIRECTOR I $206,175
Courtney Arbour EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR $235,000
Teresa Alvarez MANAGER VII $137,000
Casey Austin SYSTEMS ANALYST IV $97,496
Maria Elizondo CONTRACT SPECIALIST V $97,241
Crisi Cooper PROGRAM SPECIALIST VII $94,264