Texas House Public Education Committee: Superintendent Salaries....

Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”
1 Corinthians 15:33

Now that the Texas House's committee assignments are out it's worth asking...just how much are the Public Education committee members' local ISD superintendents making?!?

[Note on Methodology I: ISD listings are taken from the "school districts" tab on the member's House website; Salary information is taken from the Texas Education Agency's "Superintendent Salary Reports" page.]

[Note on Methodology II: Texas Education Agency data only covers base salary.  Determining total compensation would require a time consuming series of open records requests.  Thus, all numbers in this post is are low-balls.]

[Note on Methodology III: Texas Education Agency data is current as of October 2015.  As you will see, a number of school districts have hired new superintendents since then.  Where data is easy to find, we've included a time frame of when the current superintendent came on board...but it's not always easy to find.]

Chairman Dan Huberty: $229,308 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $36,328)

• Aldine ISD Superintendent Wanda Bamberg: $278,622

• Huffman ISD Superintendent Benny Soileau: $141,200

• Humble ISD Previous Superintendent: $268,470
• Note: Humble ISD hired a new supt. this past summer.

• New Caney ISD Superintendent Kenn Franklin: $231,750

• Spring ISD Superintendent Rodney Watson: $229,500

Vice Chairman Diego Bernal: $276,923 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $21,524)

• Alamo Heights ISD Superintendent Kevin Brown: $242,050
• Note: Learn more about Kevin Brown here and here.

• North East ISD Superintendent Brian Gottardy: $278,610

• Northside ISD Superintendent Brian Woods: $307,036

• San Antonio ISD Superintendent Pedro Martinez: $279,999
• Note: Learn more about San Antonio ISD here.

Alma Allen: $306,060 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $17,391)

• Alief ISD Superintendent HD Chambers: $312,120

• Houston ISD Superintendent Previous Superintendent: $300,000
• Note: Houston ISD hired a new supt. this past summer. 

• Allen's district includes slivers of two other ISDs, they're too small a percentage of her total district to be worth including in this calculation.

Dwanye Bohac: $330,191 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $28,495)

• Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Superintendent John Henry: $383,402
• Note: Learn more about Cy-Fair ISD here.

• Katy ISD Superintendent Lance Hindt: $322,171
• Note: Learn more about Katy ISD here.

• Spring Branch ISD Superintendent Scott Muri: $285,000

Joe Deshotel: $178,269 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $20,706)

• Beaumont ISD Superintendent John Frossard: $261,000
• Note: Learn more about Beaumont ISD here.

• Hamshire-Fannett ISD Previous Superintendent: $119,351
• Note: Hamshire-Fannett's superintendent recently resigned and a successor has yet to be named.

• Nederland ISD Previous Superintendent: $129,724
• Note: Nederland ISD hired a new supt. last spring.

• Port Arthur ISD Superintendent Mark Porterie: $203,000

• Deshotel's district includes slivers of two other ISD's, but they're too small a percentage of the district to include in the total.

Harold Dutton: $240,611 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $19,867)

• Aldine ISD: See Huberty Above

• Channelview ISD Superintendent Greg Ollis: $221,490

• Crosby ISD Superintendent Keith Moore: $215,630

• Galena Park ISD Superintendent Angi Williams: $270,531

• Houston ISD: See Allen Above.

• Humble ISD: See Huberty Above.

• Sheldon ISD Previous Superintendent: $129,540
• Note: Sheldon ISD hired a new supt. in late 2015.

Lance Gooden: $144,431 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $23,758)

• Athens ISD Superintendent Blake Stiles: $138,900

• Brownsboro ISD Previous Superintendent: $140,712

• Crandall ISD Superintendent Robert Jolly: $139,720

• Eustace ISD Superintendent Coy Holcombe: $146,000

• Forney ISD Superintendent Suzanne McWilliams: $194,425

• Frankston ISD Previous Superintendent: $116,800
• Note: Frankston ISD recently hired a new supt.

• Kaufman ISD Superintendent Lori Blaylock: $154,088

• Kemp ISD Superintendent Phil Edwards: $196,614

• Layponor ISD Previous Superintendent: $89,000 
• Note: Layponor ISD recently hired a new supt.

• Mabank ISD Superintendent Russell Marshall: $210,283

• Malakoff ISD Superintendent Randy Perry: $113,414

• Murchison ISD Superintendent Richard Jones: $83,166

• Scurry Rosser ISD Previous Superintendent: $120,000

• Terrell ISD Superintendent Michael French: $220,500

• Willis Point ISD Previous Superintendent: $102,840

• Gooden's district includes slivers of four other ISD's, but they're too small a percentage to include in the district total.

Ken King: $101,622 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $21,338)

• Abernathy ISD Superintendent Glen Teal: $120,000

• Amherst ISD Superintendent Joel Rodgers: $89,963

• Anton ISD Previous Superintendent: $110,407

• Booker ISD Previous Superintendent: $105,170

• Canadian ISD Superintendent Kyle Lynch: $140,550

• Clarendon ISD Superintendent Mike Norell: $100,000

• Claude ISD Previous Superintendent: $96,710

• Cotton Center ISD Previous Superintendent: $93,738

• Darrouzett ISD Previous Superintendent: $86,000

• Denver City ISD Gary Davis: $115,500

• Dimmit ISD Superintendent Bryan Davis: $131,500

• Folett ISD Superintendent Gary Auld: $104,708

• Grandview-Hopkins ISD Superintendent John Wilson: $126,000

• Groom ISD Superintendent Jay Lamb: $78,650

• Gruver ISD Superintendent Troy Seagler: $97,500

• Hale Center ISD Previous Superintendent: $71,500

• Happy ISD Superintendent Wade Wesley: $85,000

• Hart ISD Superintendent Kenneth Rosser: $85,000

• Hedley ISD Superintendent Colby Waldorp: $75,000

• Hereford ISD Previous Superintendent: $160,000

• Higgins ISD Superintendent Steve James: $97,490

• Kress ISD Superintendent Doug Setliff: $88,500

• Lefors ISD Superintendent Joe Waldron: $87,550

• Levelland ISD Superintendent Jeff Northern: $132,000

• Littlefield ISD Superintendent Robert Dillard: $148,143

• McLean ISD Previous Superintendent: $83,200

• Miami ISD Superintendent Donna Gill: $91,750

• Morton ISD Superintendent Vicki Rice: $88,700

• Muleshoe ISD Superintendent Richie Richards: $157,290

• Nazareth ISD Superintendent Glen Waldo: $87,000

• Olton ISD Superintendent Bub McIver: $98,500

• Pampa ISD Superintendent Tanya Larkin: $105,404

• Perryton ISD Superintendent Robert Hall: $132,500

• Petersburg ISD Previous Superintendent: $96,000

• Plains ISD Superintendent Stephanie Howard: $130,000
• Note: Less than 500 students.

• Plainview ISD Superintendent Rockwell Kirk: $141,352

• Ropes ISD Superintendent Joel Willmon: $80,000

• Silverton ISD Superintendent Michelle Francis: $74,000

• Smyer ISD Superintendent Dane Kerns: $100,000

• Spearman ISD Superintendent Bill Montgomery: $120,000

• Springlake-Earth ISD Superintendent Denver Crum: $95,000

• Sudan ISD Superintendent Scott Harrell: $105,789

• Sundown ISD Superintendent Scott Marshall: $157,968

• Tulia ISD Superintendent Steve Post: $146,453

• Turkey-Quitaque ISD Superintendent Jon Davidson: $73,130

• Whitharral ISD Superintendent Hiram Sharp:  $87,261

• King's district includes slivers of approximately 12 more ISD's that aren't large enough to include in the district total.

Linda Koop: $301,392 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $31,669)

• Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa: $335,000
• Note: Learn more about Dallas ISD here.

• Garland ISD Previous Superintendent: $282,733
• Note: Apparently, Garland ISD's superintendent quit out of the blue 6 weeks ago and...DADGUM.

• Richardson ISD Previous Superintendent: $286,443
• Note: Richardson ISD's last superintendent retired at the end of the 2016 school year.

Morgan Meyer: $337,334 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $64,132)

• Dallas ISD: See Koop above.

• Highland Park ISD Superintendent Tom Trigg: $339,668
• Note: Oh fun, learn everything you need to know about Highland Park ISD here.

Gary VanDeaver: $112,997 avg. supt. salary (district income per capita: $22,573)

• Avery ISD Superintendent Kelly Burns: $84,200

• Chisum ISD Superintendent Tommy Chalaire: $104,000

• Clarksville ISD Superintendent Pam Bryant: $114,752

• DeKalb ISD Superintendent John Booth: $93,360

• Detroit ISD Superintendent Brian Howie: $97,400

• Hooks ISD Previous Superintendent: $113,516
• Note: Hooks ISD hired a new supt. this past summer.

• Hubbard ISD Previous Superintendent: $78,049
• Note: Hubbard ISD only has 83 students.

• Leary ISD Superintendent Jim Tankersley: $91,798
• Note: Leary ISD only has 122 students.

• Liberty-Eylau ISD Previous Superintendent: $120,515

• Malta ISD Superintendent Brian Bobbitt: $77,850
• Note: Malta ISD only has 119 students.

• Maud ISD Superintendent Charlie Martin: $90,713

• Mount Vernon ISD Superintendent Mark Jackson: $100,107

• New Boston ISD Superintendent Rose Mary Neshyba: $120,000

• North Lamar ISD Superintendent John McCullough: $130,000

• Paris ISD Superintendent Paul Jones: $126,721

• Pleasant Grove ISD Previous Superintendent: $159,000

• Prariland ISD Superintendent Jeff Ballard: $100,132

• Red Lick ISD Superintendent Nicholas Blain:  $94,250

• Redwater ISD Superintendent Kathy Allen: $122,400

• Rivercrest ISD Superintendent Jesse Stanley: $90,000

• Roxton ISD Superintendent Kelly Pickle: $80,487

• Simms ISD Superintendent Rex Burks: $110,207

• Texarkana ISD Superintendent Paul Norton:  $186,467

• VanDeaver has slivers of three additional ISD's in his district that are too small to be worth including in the final calculation.