Superintendents are the chief executives in Texas public school districts, hired to manage day-to-day operations and envision the future. They also generally bring home the highest paychecks in a school district.

Here’s which Corpus Christi-area superintendents are the highest paid:

The Corpus Christi Independent School District is the largest Coastal Bend school district. Superintendent Roland Hernandez oversees about 4,500 employees and 33,000 students.

It’s a big job, with a big salary for a school administrator.

For fulfilling his duties, Hernandez is guaranteed a base annual salary of just over $340,282.

Hernandez began leading Corpus Christi ISD in 2014. In the decade since then, his annual base salary has grown by nearly $100,000 — when he started, it was $242,000.

But the bas

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