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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 General Land Office and Veteran's Land Board in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Martin | $276,816 |
| 2 | Mark Havens | $242,498 |
| 3 | Jeffery Gordon | $222,273 |
| 4 | Brian Carter | $204,721 |
| 5 | John Berkely | $200,631 |
| 6 | David Repp | $193,027 |
| 7 | Brent McNguyen | $190,495 |
| 8 | Heather Urbanovsky-Lagrone | $186,684 |
| 9 | David Green | $183,872 |
| 10 | Hector Valle | $183,266 |
| 11 | Cory Wilburn | $181,756 |
| 12 | Robert Hatter | $173,069 |
| 13 | Mark Lambert | $171,157 |
| 14 | Jeffery Kauffmann | $170,247 |
| 15 | Angela Williams | $168,000 |
| 16 | Wiley Collier | $166,380 |
| 17 | Wendy Foster | $166,030 |
| 18 | Marc Barenblat | $165,355 |
| 19 | Mitchell Armstrong | $163,800 |
| 20 | David Land | $161,542 |
| 21 | Mary Williams | $160,000 |
| 22 | Alan McWilliams | $158,410 |
| 23 | Russell May | $158,180 |
| 24 | Tracey Hall | $157,282 |
| 25 | Mark McAnally | $156,880 |
| 26 | Kelly McBride | $156,000 |
| 26 | Stacey McClure | $156,000 |
| 28 | Jimmy Martinez | $155,007 |
| 29 | Jose Montalvo | $155,004 |
| 30 | Jet Hays | $153,960 |
| 31 | Anthony Williams | $151,857 |
| 31 | Melissa Porter | $151,857 |
| 33 | Mark Neugebauer | $151,523 |
| 34 | Raul Gonzales | $150,000 |
| 35 | Christa Lopez | $149,594 |
| 36 | John Kelley | $149,171 |
| 37 | Martin Rivera Jr. | $148,007 |
| 38 | Suzanne Loy | $143,505 |
| 39 | Shiva Peterson | $143,400 |
| 40 | Jessica Johnston | $142,052 |
| 41 | Rebecca Taylor | $142,019 |
| 42 | Pamela Mathews | $141,754 |
| 43 | George Bush | $140,938 |
| 44 | Vonda White | $140,848 |
| 45 | Stephen Fouchek | $137,400 |
| 46 | Brittany Eck | $135,830 |
| 47 | Kathy Johanns | $135,258 |
| 48 | Elizabeth Ozuna | $134,832 |
| 49 | Juan Sanchez | $131,000 |
| 50 | Susan Sergent | $129,125 |
| 51 | Susan Dorsey | $129,088 |
| 52 | Kenneth Mills | $128,544 |
| 53 | Jennifer Molinari | $128,245 |
| 54 | Kaleb Bennett | $127,899 |
| 55 | Thomas Ortiz | $127,438 |
| 56 | Jason Storey | $124,740 |
| 57 | Stanley Johnson | $124,160 |
| 58 | Telina Grayson | $123,871 |
| 59 | Eric Perales | $123,346 |
| 60 | Sharon Matthews | $123,000 |
| 61 | Abigael McClean | $122,515 |
| 62 | Jeffrey Caudle | $121,821 |
| 63 | Benjamin Bellomy | $121,804 |
| 63 | Ginger Mills | $121,804 |
| 65 | Angela Sunley | $121,774 |
| 66 | Brian Raygon | $121,621 |
| 67 | Kimilia Mangum | $120,918 |
| 68 | Pamela Moore | $120,226 |
| 69 | Brandon Myers | $120,030 |
| 70 | Joseph May | $119,671 |
| 71 | Amanda Grantham | $118,800 |
| 72 | Lashaundra Watley-Seale | $118,514 |
| 73 | Burton Minton | $117,829 |
| 74 | Alexandra Gamble | $117,545 |
| 75 | Amy Nunez | $117,426 |
| 76 | Adelita Barrientos | $117,397 |
| 76 | Paul Botello | $117,397 |
| 76 | Michael Ashton-Moore | $117,397 |
| 79 | Christopher Reynolds | $117,031 |
| 80 | Deirdre Stites | $116,834 |
| 81 | Colleen Jones | $116,525 |
| 82 | Patricia Ewing | $116,400 |
| 83 | Frank Zepeda | $115,020 |
| 84 | Stephen Chang | $115,000 |
| 85 | Billy McClure Jr. | $114,991 |
| 86 | Lance White | $113,979 |
| 87 | Esmeralda Sanchez | $113,702 |
| 88 | Dora Rivera | $113,610 |
| 89 | James Harkins | $113,425 |
| 90 | Molly Keller | $112,461 |
| 91 | Rolando Torres Jr. | $111,294 |
| 92 | Melissa Blake | $110,508 |
| 93 | Garrison McCully | $110,460 |
| 94 | Dequincy Adamson | $110,244 |
| 95 | Brent Koza | $110,005 |
| 96 | Christopher Sanchez | $109,608 |
| 97 | Holly Faubion | $109,605 |
| 98 | Christine Taylor | $109,343 |
| 99 | Scot Friedman | $109,200 |
| 100 | Alyson Chensasky | $109,025 |
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