North Houston News

Texas Veterans Commission paid an average compensation of $50,877 during 2019, this was less than the public employee average of $51,268, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

The highest paid public employee in Texas was James Willson, who earned $553,500 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	Thomas Palladino	$151,123
2	Shawn Deabay	$128,400
3	Charlie Osborne Jr.	$121,524
4	Charles Catoe	$115,500
5	Michelle Nall	$103,416
6	Madeleine Connor	$98,352
7	Sue Jevning	$91,200
8	John Bryant	$90,000
9	Tina Marberry	$87,504
10	James Bracken	$84,000
10	Elaine Zavala	$84,000
12	Doug Rozunick	$80,000
13	Dianne Coy	$78,600
14	Gary Lee	$78,170
15	Michael Bardis	$78,000
16	Lawrence Denton Jr.	$77,400
16	Adrain King	$77,400
16	James Martin	$77,400
16	Tony Ramirez	$77,400
16	Raymond Wilburn	$77,400
21	Richard Jimenez	$77,040
22	Anna Baker	$75,600
22	Krystle Matthews	$75,600
22	Tycin Thompson	$75,600
25	Charles Bryant	$75,000
25	Darlene Cote	$75,000
25	Paula Taylor	$75,000
28	Gregorio Talamantez	$72,384
29	Julio Harros	$72,000
29	Gary Ivy	$72,000
29	Michael Jaeger	$72,000
32	Linda Alexander	$71,400
33	Theresa Gibson	$70,608
34	Christopher Wood	$70,000
35	Ervey Leos Jr.	$69,996
35	Ronald Scoggins II	$69,996
37	Julie Dillard	$69,960
38	Greg Shigemasa	$69,950
39	Arnoldo Alaniz II	$68,670
40	Timothy Shatto	$67,248
41	William Dwiggins	$64,062
42	Erin McGann	$64,008
43	Webster Erin Donoghue	$63,600
44	Sandra Covin	$62,730
45	Melanie Moynahan	$62,400
46	Randolph Binford	$62,040
46	Donald Harris	$62,040
46	Andrea Watts	$62,040
49	Curtis Chalupa	$61,800
49	Mark Renninger	$61,800
51	Virgie Herrera	$61,200
51	Christina Mortel	$61,200
53	Khaliah Rawls	$60,000
53	Yocasta Reynoso	$60,000
53	John Wilson	$60,000
53	Martha Woodley	$60,000
57	Megan Tamez	$59,400
58	David Dohme	$58,800
58	Jo Ikard	$58,800
58	Sean Jevning	$58,800
61	Paul Rivera	$58,200
62	German Biedenfeld	$57,837
63	Jeffrey Richey	$57,015
64	Rosa Barrera	$57,000
64	Jana Else	$57,000
64	Igmedio Gasmen	$57,000
64	Philip Kraus	$57,000
64	Roberto Macias	$57,000
64	Richard Pallanez	$57,000
64	Zachary Stoddard	$57,000
64	Arthur Swezey	$57,000
64	Gabriel Torres	$57,000
73	Melissa HroMcIk	$56,856
74	Charles Benson	$56,784
75	Cindy Romeo	$56,534
76	Guenavere McCormick	$56,400
77	Michael Malone	$55,836
78	Victoria Thompson	$55,620
79	Justin Greiner	$55,440
79	Cindy Orendorff	$55,440
81	Todd Arend	$55,200
81	Daniel Clark	$55,200
81	Lawrence Cruz	$55,200
81	Maggie Peterson	$55,200
81	Gregory Pyrek	$55,200
81	Jose Ramirez	$55,200
81	Linda Satra	$55,200
81	Nelson Touchett	$55,200
81	Margaret Young	$55,200
90	Cindy Kirksey	$55,128
90	Thomas Tichy	$55,128
92	Julia Conner	$54,996
92	James Halbrook Jr.	$54,996
92	Cynthia Kendrick	$54,996
92	Cynthia Lendof	$54,996
92	Alvarado Eric Narvaez	$54,996
92	Catherine Smith	$54,996
92	Sharron Stewart	$54,996
99	Cheryl Aldridge	$54,000
99	Jonette Allen	$54,000