Office of Risk Management paid an average compensation of $61,587 during 2020, this was more than the public employee average of $51,794, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.
The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Brian Guthrie, who earned $754,275 as the executive director at the Teacher Retirement System.
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 | Stephen Vollbrecht | $150,563 |
| 2 | Lyle Holt | $150,200 |
| 3 | Stuart Cargile | $140,320 |
| 3 | James Cox | $140,320 |
| 3 | Deea Western | $140,320 |
| 6 | J. Tripp | $102,508 |
| 7 | Fabela Leonel Ramirez | $91,200 |
| 7 | Lydia Scranton | $91,200 |
| 7 | Lori Shaw | $91,200 |
| 10 | Nicholas Witkowski | $84,000 |
| 11 | John Alexander | $83,587 |
| 12 | Linda Griffin | $77,000 |
| 12 | Shelby Hyman | $77,000 |
| 12 | Marta Molina | $77,000 |
| 15 | Keith Martin | $74,942 |
| 16 | Dingmin Min | $73,695 |
| 17 | David Moore | $70,980 |
| 18 | Charles Despain | $70,000 |
| 19 | Michael Littlejohn | $67,925 |
| 19 | Shreelakshmi Nagaraj | $67,925 |
| 19 | Anh Vu | $67,925 |
| 22 | Mitchell Griffin | $67,284 |
| 22 | Janine Lyckman | $67,284 |
| 22 | Rachel Martinez | $67,284 |
| 22 | Tshau Todman | $67,284 |
| 22 | Robin Townsend | $67,284 |
| 22 | Amber Winsborough | $67,284 |
| 28 | Janice McCoy | $66,525 |
| 29 | Tawn Ihnen | $65,758 |
| 30 | Johnny Free | $65,000 |
| 30 | Gary Ingram | $65,000 |
| 32 | Rachel Victoria | $63,600 |
| 33 | John Watts | $63,537 |
| 34 | Mark Chadwick | $63,357 |
| 34 | Guillermina Crenwelge | $63,357 |
| 34 | Joanne Laguana | $63,357 |
| 34 | Cynthia Stuart | $63,357 |
| 38 | Derrick Guzman | $62,158 |
| 38 | Clarisa Lenhart | $62,158 |
| 38 | Michelle Milvo | $62,158 |
| 41 | Audrea Blake | $62,079 |
| 42 | Belinda Hood | $62,055 |
| 43 | Ruth Alexander | $61,645 |
| 43 | April Foradory | $61,645 |
| 43 | Dayna Trotter | $61,645 |
| 46 | Amy Thomas | $60,876 |
| 46 | Karen Thompson | $60,876 |
| 48 | Damone Edgerton | $60,235 |
| 48 | Alice Jimenez | $60,235 |
| 48 | Edward Madkins | $60,235 |
| 48 | Michael Pollman | $60,235 |
| 48 | Irene Villela | $60,235 |
| 53 | Mechelle Lee | $60,000 |
| 54 | Linda Adams | $59,850 |
| 54 | Geneva Lira | $59,850 |
| 54 | Diana Simer | $59,850 |
| 54 | Elena Sisneros | $59,850 |
| 58 | Teresa Peterson | $59,220 |
| 58 | Lee Ann Petrick | $59,220 |
| 60 | Evan Durham | $58,954 |
| 60 | Daniel Ewald | $58,954 |
| 62 | Nancy Fisher-Pickett | $58,938 |
| 62 | Nannette Smith | $58,938 |
| 64 | Sarah Thompson | $58,000 |
| 65 | Jamell Collins | $56,891 |
| 65 | Courtney Page | $56,891 |
| 67 | Darwin Hamilton | $56,196 |
| 68 | Sharon Billingsley | $55,602 |
| 69 | Amanda Harrison | $55,000 |
| 70 | Neil Cook | $54,468 |
| 70 | Jairus Popp | $54,468 |
| 72 | Brooke Hamilton | $53,550 |
| 72 | Cassandra Hernandez | $53,550 |
| 72 | Angela Lopez | $53,550 |
| 72 | Courtney Williams | $53,550 |
| 76 | Angelica Maldonado-Deleon | $52,734 |
| 76 | Heriberto Martinez | $52,734 |
| 76 | Heather Maxim | $52,734 |
| 76 | Christina Sanchez | $52,734 |
| 76 | Sonia Smith | $52,734 |
| 81 | Carly Hughes | $52,000 |
| 81 | Frank Pena | $52,000 |
| 83 | Amanda Dotson | $50,944 |
| 84 | Emily Busby | $49,322 |
| 84 | Leslie Endicott | $49,322 |
| 84 | Rodney Henry | $49,322 |
| 84 | Marisela Herrera | $49,322 |
| 84 | Dana Jackson | $49,322 |
| 84 | Patricia Martinez | $49,322 |
| 84 | Shannon O. Brien | $49,322 |
| 84 | Felicia Svendsen | $49,322 |
| 92 | Dawn Franklin | $45,150 |
| 93 | Kristin Johnson | $40,499 |
| 94 | Tina Phillips | $39,816 |
| 95 | Maria Cervantes | $39,209 |
| 96 | Brittanny Gordon | $39,085 |
| 96 | Kyle Grimshaw | $39,085 |
| 98 | Emily Crase | $37,800 |
| 98 | Darius Phillips | $37,800 |
| 98 | Selena Villarreal | $37,800 |



