School for the Deaf paid an average compensation of $52,285 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 Deaf in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claire Bugen | $171,688 |
| 2 | Justin Wedel | $139,244 |
| 3 | Stella Egbert | $123,061 |
| 4 | Wilmonda McDevitt | $111,900 |
| 5 | Julie Dodd | $108,586 |
| 6 | Bobbie Scoggins | $107,459 |
| 7 | Karlin Hummel | $106,365 |
| 8 | Barbara Hussey | $104,974 |
| 9 | Mari Liles | $102,873 |
| 10 | Elizabeth Sterling | $99,744 |
| 11 | Craig Debellis | $98,356 |
| 12 | Brian Sipek | $95,509 |
| 13 | Gregory Reyes | $93,941 |
| 14 | Leann Loyola | $90,393 |
| 15 | Courtney Harrell | $90,000 |
| 16 | Cristina Hernandez | $88,015 |
| 17 | Keri Sluyter | $87,375 |
| 18 | Christopher Hamilton | $87,088 |
| 19 | Lisa Svenningsen | $85,514 |
| 20 | Beverly Wheeler | $85,414 |
| 21 | Terry Robbins | $85,120 |
| 22 | Gabriel Cardenas | $83,943 |
| 23 | Nicholas Bannon | $83,872 |
| 24 | Jennifer Prigge | $82,400 |
| 25 | Rachel Baker | $81,400 |
| 26 | Megan Scarboro | $81,207 |
| 27 | Krista Brown | $80,904 |
| 28 | Bridget Dryden | $80,340 |
| 29 | Daniel Veit | $80,312 |
| 30 | Linda Miller | $78,669 |
| 31 | Francis Hipchen | $78,380 |
| 32 | Beth Smiley | $78,067 |
| 33 | Shelby Callaway | $78,000 |
| 34 | Dirk Albrecht | $77,094 |
| 35 | Timothy Ervin | $76,849 |
| 36 | Peggy Ann Wenger | $76,378 |
| 37 | Eggers Debora Andries | $76,113 |
| 38 | Angela Young | $76,055 |
| 39 | Christina Sicoli | $75,959 |
| 40 | Samara Jansen | $75,942 |
| 41 | Stacy Hereford | $75,027 |
| 42 | Elizabeth Schreiber | $74,783 |
| 43 | Laura Krol | $74,764 |
| 44 | Mari Hubig | $74,690 |
| 45 | Lee Godbold | $74,654 |
| 46 | Aaron Mowell | $74,160 |
| 47 | Keri Clark | $74,154 |
| 48 | Tamara Copeland-Samaripa | $74,086 |
| 49 | Keena Miller | $73,153 |
| 50 | Julian Moiwai | $73,000 |
| 51 | Gary Campbell | $72,582 |
| 52 | Sisakoth Chhun | $72,500 |
| 53 | Rebecca Mowell | $72,345 |
| 54 | Joey Vaughan | $72,037 |
| 55 | John Moore Jr. | $71,826 |
| 56 | Diane Blastic | $70,394 |
| 57 | Zorna Jackson | $70,191 |
| 58 | Nicole Beaver | $70,000 |
| 58 | Donna Valverde | $70,000 |
| 60 | Joshua McCray | $69,834 |
| 61 | Brenda Fraenkel | $69,825 |
| 62 | Amy Holcomb | $69,695 |
| 63 | Jacques Guidry | $69,165 |
| 64 | Meredith Power | $69,084 |
| 65 | Theresa Goodnight | $69,005 |
| 66 | Ann Meredith | $68,569 |
| 67 | Cynthia Szewczyk | $68,453 |
| 68 | Clyde Egbert | $68,308 |
| 69 | Tammy Carrizales | $68,251 |
| 70 | Christophe Milani | $68,170 |
| 71 | Elena Furmansky | $67,405 |
| 72 | Walczyk Itzen Balderas | $67,320 |
| 72 | Toby Daniels | $67,320 |
| 74 | Jerilyn Winegard | $67,225 |
| 75 | Dana Stoddard | $67,067 |
| 76 | Jody Hamilton | $66,708 |
| 77 | Malibu Barron | $66,522 |
| 78 | Rachele Leo | $66,273 |
| 79 | Claudia Avuncan | $66,256 |
| 80 | Idalia Rodriguez | $66,206 |
| 81 | Deborah Davison | $66,185 |
| 82 | Sow Kyra Butler | $66,129 |
| 83 | Erica Israel | $65,884 |
| 84 | Stacy Correa | $65,869 |
| 85 | Alicia Veit | $65,683 |
| 86 | Karen Henry | $65,085 |
| 87 | Ma Cintron | $64,440 |
| 88 | Tricia Grooms | $64,122 |
| 89 | Michelle Deleonardis | $63,329 |
| 90 | Katherine Murphy | $62,712 |
| 91 | Rachel Harris | $61,474 |
| 92 | Nicole Garrison | $61,145 |
| 93 | Luis Munoz | $60,910 |
| 94 | Rachella Moore | $60,828 |
| 95 | Alisha Swob | $60,600 |
| 96 | Claire Champagne | $60,564 |
| 97 | Lindsay Marin | $60,543 |
| 98 | Erin Moran | $60,230 |
| 99 | Rodolfo Gomez | $60,139 |
| 100 | Michelle Anderson | $60,000 |
