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Richard Chism

DEPUTY DIRECTOR II at TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

$236,199Annualized pay
$19,683Monthly rate
January 1, 1999Hire date
2026Data year

Salary record

Full nameRichard Chism
Job titleDEPUTY DIRECTOR II
AgencyTEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Annualized base pay$236,199
Monthly rate$19,683
Hire dateJanuary 1, 1999
Employment typeCRF - CLASSIFIED REGULAR FULL-TIME
Data year2026
Record ID93565

About this record

Richard Chism is listed in the OpenPayrolls dataset as a DEPUTY DIRECTOR II at TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. 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 DEPUTY DIRECTOR II at this agency typically pays $237,703 on average across all Texas state agencies, with values in the dataset ranging from $200,092 to $277,446. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY as a whole employs 105 people in our dataset, with an average annualized salary of $102,628.

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Similar pay at the same agency

Other employees at TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY with annualized pay closest to $236,199.

NameJob titleAnnual pay
Cari Michel La Caille DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $236,199
Evie Seaton DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $229,577
Donna White DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $227,369
Tonya Miller COMMISSIONER $250,000
Catarina Gonzales COMMISSIONER $250,000
Steven Schar DEPUTY DIRECTOR III $250,107
Phillip Ledbetter DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $220,747
Kristi Mills-jurach DEPUTY DIRECTOR II $220,747