Legislative Reference Library paid an average compensation of $56,176 during 2021, this was more than the public employee average of $55,188, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.
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.
21 earners at Legislative Reference Library in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Camp | $165,000 |
| 2 | Catherine Wusterhausen | $106,075 |
| 3 | Karen McBurney | $66,091 |
| 4 | David Wood | $65,858 |
| 5 | Melanie Harshman | $64,402 |
| 6 | Anna Wood | $61,584 |
| 7 | Ana Sifuentes-Martinez | $58,532 |
| 8 | Kaelyn Morice | $57,200 |
| 9 | Brandon Vasquez | $55,125 |
| 10 | Michelle Martinez | $49,384 |
| 11 | Kali Palmer | $48,176 |
| 12 | Alexandra Dzienkowski | $45,000 |
| 12 | Linna Dean | $45,000 |
| 14 | Colton Chambers | $42,000 |
| 14 | Suzanne Buchanan | $42,000 |
| 16 | Julia Walden | $41,379 |
| 17 | James Young | $36,560 |
| 18 | Karen Wright | $35,386 |
| 19 | Amber Baade | $32,120 |
| 20 | Christopher Taylor | $31,992 |
| 21 | Vincent Cowan | $30,840 |
