Texas Government Code Section 659.026 (b)   Information

1. Wharton County Junior College employed 373 full time personnel during 2018.
   
   
2. The College received state appropriations of  $9,430,172 for fiscal 2018 and $9,159,618 for fiscal  2017.
   
   
3. Regulation 838: Equation of Experience for Faculty and Administrative Staff outlines the college’s compensation of executive staff. The Director of Human Resources determines the compensation with Vice President or Presidential approval.  https://www.wcjc.edu/About-Us/documents/regs/Reg838.pdf
   
   
4. The college has had Directors and Deans receive PPAs (supplements) in the past.
   
   
5. A market average for similar executive staff in the private and public sectors is unknown.
   
   
6. The average compensation paid to employees who are not executive staff is   $49,601.
   
   
7. The percentage increase in compensation of executive staff for each fiscal year of five preceding fiscal years is as follows:   FY19 1.34% FY18 1.30%  FY17 1.99% FY16 1.34%  FY 15 1.36%  and FY14 2.79%
       

  (Source:   Business Office, Human Resources, and Payroll Departments)