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Ruth Oelker

DIRECTOR VII at CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS

$213,440Annualized pay
$17,787Monthly rate
October 6, 2025Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameRuth Oelker
Job titleDIRECTOR VII
AgencyCANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS
Annualized base pay$213,440
Monthly rate$17,787
Hire dateOctober 6, 2025
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID882971

About this record

Ruth Oelker is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a DIRECTOR VII at CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS. 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. CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS as a whole employs 7 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $314,026.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS with annualized pay closest to $213,440.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
John Ellis Iv GENERAL COUNSEL V $232,585
D Vincent Burgess DEPUTY DIRECTOR I $252,218
Heidi Mcconnell DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $264,836
George Smith PORTFOLIO MANAGER V $281,528
Kristen Doyle EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR $282,277
Scott Hiebert CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER $671,300