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The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Beau Michelle Le, who earned $608,850 as the chief scientific officer at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
The national median hourly wage is $19.14 according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the OECD, the average yearly wage in the US is more than $60,000.
When calculating average compensation, only employees categorized as full-time were included.
The 100 highest earners at Governor's Office, Trustee Programs in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adriana Cruz | $197,600 |
| 2 | Thomas Hambrick | $160,000 |
| 3 | Aimee Snoddy | $155,000 |
| 4 | Brendon Anthony | $135,590 |
| 5 | Lee Rector | $130,000 |
| 6 | Terry Zrubek | $127,762 |
| 7 | Brian Graf | $126,657 |
| 8 | Lawrence McManus III | $120,771 |
| 9 | Hillary England | $118,000 |
| 10 | John Baker | $114,400 |
| 11 | Kevin Masters | $112,504 |
| 12 | Stephanie Whallon | $111,961 |
| 13 | Timothy Fennell | $110,000 |
| 14 | Angela Martin | $109,853 |
| 15 | Ronald Lucey | $104,000 |
| 16 | Andrew Friedrichs | $100,000 |
| 17 | Patty Franey | $96,504 |
| 18 | Robert Cottle | $95,277 |
| 19 | Jason Buckner | $95,000 |
| 20 | Lindsey Ashley | $93,150 |
| 21 | James Minze | $92,500 |
| 22 | Gene Cervenka | $90,000 |
| 22 | Nathaniel Gieryn | $90,000 |
| 22 | Stephanie Martinez | $90,000 |
| 22 | Alyssa Smith | $90,000 |
| 22 | Todd Latiolais | $90,000 |
| 27 | Javier Renteria | $81,232 |
| 28 | Joshua Kirk | $81,000 |
| 29 | Lyndsay Ysla | $80,000 |
| 30 | Stephen Davis | $76,464 |
| 31 | David Bogdanski | $75,500 |
| 32 | Shyrley Temple | $75,048 |
| 32 | Lauren Vay | $75,048 |
| 34 | Susannah Calandruccio | $75,000 |
| 35 | Randi Turner | $73,544 |
| 36 | Kimberly Hild | $72,012 |
| 37 | Brice Corkill | $72,000 |
| 38 | Tomi Grover | $71,500 |
| 38 | Janet Kasper | $71,500 |
| 38 | Deborah Solcher | $71,500 |
| 41 | Donald Stout Jr. | $71,472 |
| 42 | Haileigh Meyers | $71,280 |
| 43 | Charles Sisemseghan | $71,000 |
| 44 | Jerusha Havel | $70,900 |
| 45 | Zhong Chen | $70,836 |
| 46 | Jarvis Brewer | $70,800 |
| 47 | Christina McKinney | $70,000 |
| 48 | William Ogletree | $70,000 |
| 48 | Daniel Poane | $70,000 |
| 48 | Christian Benavides | $70,000 |
| 51 | Joe Magruder | $69,892 |
| 52 | Veronica Lowenberg | $69,332 |
| 53 | Maria Villarreal | $68,634 |
| 54 | Chandra Eggemeyer | $67,400 |
| 55 | Steven Gabbart | $67,151 |
| 56 | Stephanie Mazurkiewicz | $67,000 |
| 57 | Haley Friedman | $66,456 |
| 58 | Erin Cole | $66,000 |
| 59 | Nancy Namis | $65,600 |
| 60 | Tara Khanna | $64,994 |
| 61 | Loan Nancy Van | $63,300 |
| 62 | Chelssie Lopez | $63,000 |
| 62 | Elizabeth Russo | $63,000 |
| 62 | Katherine Stanford | $63,000 |
| 62 | William Jackson | $63,000 |
| 66 | Sonia Gaillard | $61,792 |
| 67 | Heather Arrington | $60,385 |
| 68 | Priscilla Duran | $60,373 |
| 69 | Verlee Fort | $60,193 |
| 70 | Tamara Andrew | $59,583 |
| 71 | Robert Adams | $58,800 |
| 72 | Deborah Jacaman | $58,500 |
| 73 | Eric Schneider | $58,260 |
| 74 | Kimberly Leblanc | $58,008 |
| 75 | Debra Bustos | $57,940 |
| 76 | Tommy Woods | $57,090 |
| 77 | Sylvia Garcia | $57,000 |
| 78 | Alexandra Taylor | $56,814 |
| 79 | Marvin Alcorn | $56,004 |
| 79 | Madison Ballard | $56,004 |
| 81 | Michelle Habecker | $56,000 |
| 82 | Melita Hudson | $55,004 |
| 83 | Madeline De Amaral | $55,000 |
| 83 | Dorothy Caston | $55,000 |
| 85 | Allisa Nichols | $54,708 |
| 86 | Karina Trevino | $54,108 |
| 87 | Karen Crow | $54,000 |
| 87 | Caroline Butler | $54,000 |
| 87 | Cody Phelps | $54,000 |
| 90 | Lindsay Beran | $53,680 |
| 91 | Cynthia Hurtado | $53,040 |
| 92 | Oliver Yang | $53,016 |
| 93 | Adriana Lopez | $53,004 |
| 93 | Madison Foley | $53,004 |
| 95 | Jim Hershey | $53,000 |
| 96 | Thomas Butterfield | $52,800 |
| 97 | Leigh Davis | $52,470 |
| 98 | Kathleen Kelly | $51,750 |
| 99 | Jordann Jezek | $51,400 |
| 100 | Abigayle Zamora | $51,200 |
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