Office of Capital and Forensic Writs paid an average compensation of $83,838 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.
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Wolff | $148,510 |
| 2 | Maro Robbins | $115,000 |
| 3 | Sarah Brandon | $107,000 |
| 4 | Ashley Steele | $97,000 |
| 4 | Kelsey Peregoy | $97,000 |
| 4 | Tara Witt | $97,000 |
| 4 | Lacey Singleton | $97,000 |
| 8 | Rachel Manning | $85,000 |
| 9 | Mark Fuller | $80,000 |
| 9 | Torrance Castellano | $80,000 |
| 11 | Heather Richard | $75,000 |
| 12 | Michelle Ward | $72,360 |
| 13 | Bonnie Bacarisse | $72,074 |
| 14 | Thomas Lombardo | $70,008 |
| 14 | Courtney Lewis | $70,008 |
| 16 | Ralah Sanadiki | $65,000 |
| 17 | Hector Hernandez | $63,354 |
| 18 | Sandra Justice | $63,032 |
| 19 | Alexis Telfair-Garcia | $61,680 |
| 20 | Devon Larson | $60,739 |



