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Hire Year

2016 — Texas public hires

216 employee records in the Texas Tribune Government Salaries Explorer dataset report a hire date in 2016, with an average annualized base pay of $115,420. Values range from $35,265 to $440,000; the median is $84,004.

Employees216
Average pay$115,420
Median pay$84,004
Lowest pay$35,265
Highest pay$440,000

Highest-paid employees hired in 2016

NameTitleAgencyAnnual pay
Tamara Polewik Director, Private Analytics TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM $440,000
Ricardo Lyra PORTFOLIO MANAGER VI EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM $355,076
John Mccaffrey PORTFOLIO MANAGER V EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM $349,820
Hasim Mardin Director, Risk Management TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM $315,000
Stephanie Williamson Dir, L&C Data, Cmpl & Risk TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM $290,865
Sheri Gipson DEPUTY DIRECTOR III DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY $285,000
Megan Lavoie ADMINSTRATIVE DIRECTOR OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION $268,900
Danny Sorrells DEPUTY DIRECTOR III RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS $264,600
Ashley Collier GENERAL COUNSEL V EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM $259,700
Jared Ryan Ext Pub Investment Director TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM $253,328
Molly Regan DEPUTY DIRECTOR II HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION $251,685
Meaghan Bludau Health Chief of Staff TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM $249,393
Matthew Medford ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD $248,300
Monica Bernal Health Chief of Staff TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM $247,890
Ran Huo Ext Pub Investment Director TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM $246,236

Agencies hiring in 2016

About these records

This page lists the Texas state employee records whose reported hire date falls in 2016. Every figure above is computed from those records in the TX Salary Watch dataset, which is mirrored from the Texas Tribune Government Salaries Explorer. Annualized base pay is a published snapshot and excludes overtime, longevity, and benefits.