School for the Blind and Visually Impaired paid an average compensation of $51,645 during 2021, this was less 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.
The 100 highest earners at School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily Coleman | $159,993 |
| 2 | Sara Merritt | $138,869 |
| 2 | Miles Fain | $138,869 |
| 4 | Kathrine Borg | $134,255 |
| 5 | Pamela Darden | $128,769 |
| 6 | Cheryl Williams | $111,115 |
| 6 | Dan Hampton | $111,115 |
| 8 | Sally Freeman | $109,796 |
| 9 | Valerie Perwein | $101,842 |
| 10 | Debra Sewell | $98,996 |
| 11 | Brian McDonald | $98,140 |
| 12 | Matthew Schultz | $96,096 |
| 13 | Eden Hagelman | $94,494 |
| 13 | Tad Doezema | $94,494 |
| 15 | G’Nell Price | $94,491 |
| 16 | Eric Grimmett | $94,065 |
| 17 | Keith Kirschling | $92,418 |
| 18 | Christine Cowan | $90,959 |
| 19 | Daniel Wheeler | $90,357 |
| 20 | Adam Graves | $86,343 |
| 21 | Carrie Farraje | $86,032 |
| 22 | Cecilia Robinson | $85,893 |
| 23 | Susan Houghtling | $85,438 |
| 24 | Joshua Splinter | $85,068 |
| 25 | Chris Montgomery | $83,764 |
| 26 | Lynne McAlister | $83,032 |
| 27 | Sara Kitchen | $82,996 |
| 28 | Scott Baltisberger | $82,847 |
| 29 | Laura Wofford | $82,800 |
| 30 | Byron Barry | $82,000 |
| 31 | Christopher Tabb | $80,782 |
| 32 | Cynthia Bachofer | $79,978 |
| 33 | Mary Shore | $79,955 |
| 34 | Cyrenna Villegas | $79,827 |
| 35 | Scott Brackett | $79,808 |
| 36 | Shanna Hamilton | $79,054 |
| 37 | Deanna Peterson | $77,743 |
| 38 | Molly Omelchuck | $77,688 |
| 38 | Carta Sara Bradley | $77,688 |
| 40 | Allison Kemp | $75,947 |
| 41 | Cynthia Adcock | $75,330 |
| 42 | Katherine Garza | $75,329 |
| 43 | Jose Arguello | $75,198 |
| 44 | Kaycee Bennett | $74,778 |
| 45 | Christina Casas | $74,400 |
| 46 | Catherine Olsen | $73,788 |
| 47 | John Rose | $73,493 |
| 48 | Edgenie Bellah | $72,797 |
| 49 | David Wiley | $72,525 |
| 50 | Kristina Wibbenmeyer | $72,419 |
| 51 | Gian Calaci | $70,872 |
| 52 | Angela Wolf | $70,461 |
| 53 | Brian Hudson | $70,000 |
| 54 | Susan O’Brien | $68,868 |
| 55 | Ariel Spiker | $68,536 |
| 56 | Kendra Dorty | $67,569 |
| 57 | Jaimee Kelton | $66,768 |
| 58 | Rebecca Benson | $66,248 |
| 58 | Morgan Barton | $66,248 |
| 60 | Heather Whiteside | $66,040 |
| 61 | Loren Crownover | $63,128 |
| 62 | Kathryn Heitman | $62,718 |
| 63 | Erica Hunter | $61,740 |
| 64 | Tammy Reed | $61,692 |
| 65 | Marsha Crumley | $61,048 |
| 66 | Craig Abbe | $60,639 |
| 66 | Denise Lehe | $60,639 |
| 68 | Steven Landry | $60,384 |
| 69 | Yolanda Shaw | $60,000 |
| 70 | Mark Gronquist | $59,256 |
| 71 | Bridget Dunn | $58,752 |
| 72 | Bryan Maffett | $57,996 |
| 73 | Mike Bittinger | $57,576 |
| 74 | Miriam Miramontes | $57,564 |
| 75 | Debra Rushing | $57,492 |
| 76 | Claire Broadway | $56,376 |
| 77 | Ashley Barker | $55,956 |
| 78 | Pedro Mendez | $55,440 |
| 79 | Ezequiel Zaragoza | $55,200 |
| 80 | Tyler Thompson | $54,840 |
| 81 | Phoebe Williams | $54,588 |
| 82 | Beth Bailey | $54,445 |
| 83 | Bethany Johnson | $54,384 |
| 84 | Michelle Blackman | $54,329 |
| 85 | Jennifer Daily | $54,000 |
| 86 | Amanda Anguiano | $53,785 |
| 87 | Benjamin Mohrbacher | $53,168 |
| 88 | Douglas Naquin | $52,914 |
| 89 | Courtney Gaar-Bever | $52,716 |
| 90 | John Parsons | $52,275 |
| 91 | Veronica Keating | $52,262 |
| 92 | Patricia Robinson | $52,207 |
| 93 | Shara Williams | $52,200 |
| 94 | Wendy Weeks | $51,792 |
| 94 | Ellen Grimmett | $51,792 |
| 96 | Jenelle Racher | $51,600 |
| 97 | Roseanna Godinez | $51,128 |
| 98 | Courtney Canady | $51,000 |
| 98 | Nora Carter | $51,000 |
| 98 | Sue Kopecky | $51,000 |
