Convenience Big Store: Texas A&M's top 25 highest-paid employees

April 5, 2025

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and incoming Chancellor of the Texas A&M University system Glenn Hegar speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony at Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Friday, March 28, 2025.

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Texas A&M University System's 25 highest-paid employees: The No. 1 earner may surprise you.

State Comptroller Glenn Hegar is the Texas A&M University System's next chancellor.

While his salary hasn't yet been finalized, public records give a look at top earners guiding one of the largest university systems in the country.

The chancellor is the top executive in the system, but outgoing leader John Sharp is not the highest paid in the Texas A&M System office, which employs roughly 600 people, according to records. That title goes to Roderic Pettigrew, the system's vice chancellor for health and strategic initiatives.

Explore the top 25 earners in the Texas A&M System office here.

📰 Need to Know

IT'S A SEVERE WEATHER SATURDAY: After a stormy week across Texas, Houston braces for severe storms today and a sharp temperature drop. Get ready for dramatic weather changes. In other weather news, here's what to know about the Enhanced Fujita scale and whether it's adequate for Texas tornadoes.
CRIME CORNER: A witness to Xavier Davis' 2021 armed robbery-turned-triple killing testified in his trial Friday. More than three years earlier, Davis shot her, then 10 years old, alongside her parents and 6-year-old sister, authorities said. Also, Fort Bend County Judge KP George was charged with money laundering and booked into jail.
'A SYSTEMATIC FAILURE': Less than 25% of Houston ISD's Black and Hispanic high school graduates earned college degrees in six years, according to district data. See which HISD schools have the highest and lowest graduation rates here.
PLAYING THE BLAME GAME: Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed his delay in calling an election to replace U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner on election issues in Harris County. In other Texas politics news, there's a bill in the Legislature that would prevent the use of public funds for high-speed rail projects.
A CHANGE OF MIND: After a week of public backlash, Mayor John Whitmire announced that the Austin Street rehabilitation project will now include a dedicated bike lane modeled after the one on Heights Boulevard — reversing earlier plans.

🏀 Final Four

HOW TO WATCH THE GAME: The University of Houston and Duke University will face off in the 2025 Men's NCAA Tournament Final Four at the Alamodome in San Antonio today. Here's how to watch the game.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: NCAA Tournament games often come down to one key player. Here are two players, one from each team, to watch.
THE KEY TO WINNING: What will it take for either team to win? Here's a look at three keys to victory for each team.
HOW THE TEAMS MATCH UP: See how the starting lineups for Houston and Duke compare and a prediction for the Final Four semifinal here.
'A BIG VISION OF HOPE': Kelvin Sampson, a proud member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, is the first Native American coach to lead to a team to the Final Four. Many members of the tribe will be watching today's game, rooting for Sampson and the Houston Cougars.

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