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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.
The 100 highest earners at Texas Legislative Council in 2019
Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
---|---|---|
1 | Jeffrey Archer | $179,826 |
2 | Karina Davis | $175,000 |
3 | Kimberly Shields | $170,000 |
4 | John Marshall | $160,457 |
5 | Joe Diana | $150,000 |
6 | Janet Sullivan | $148,013 |
7 | Karen White | $142,350 |
8 | Jeffrey Thorne | $138,043 |
9 | Jennifer Sherrill | $136,127 |
10 | Jon Heining | $135,000 |
11 | Kristi Ayala | $133,367 |
11 | Pamela Moore | $133,367 |
13 | Shawn Harrison | $130,461 |
14 | Cynthia Gonzalez | $129,967 |
15 | Mathew Richardson | $128,186 |
16 | Jesse Sifuentez | $125,000 |
17 | Angela Alexander | $124,743 |
18 | Janell Hopkins | $123,796 |
19 | Kelly Lowe | $123,491 |
20 | Maria Breitschopf | $121,247 |
20 | Mark Kuster | $121,247 |
20 | Jennifer Stewart | $121,247 |
23 | Jeremy Pope | $119,337 |
24 | Yvonne Bush | $118,057 |
25 | Thomas Graser | $117,903 |
26 | Gregory Tingle | $117,865 |
27 | Kathryn Dunham | $117,757 |
28 | Debbie Elliott | $115,608 |
29 | Hugo Cisneros | $114,180 |
30 | Stephanie Freng | $112,993 |
31 | Cathleen Eady | $111,199 |
31 | Jennifer Jackson | $111,199 |
33 | Scott Loiselle | $109,761 |
34 | Tammy Edgerly | $108,366 |
35 | Kris Doerr | $108,110 |
36 | Kathryn Ramsey | $105,000 |
37 | Nelissa Conners | $104,776 |
37 | Krissie Farmer | $104,776 |
39 | Eric Lavagni | $104,268 |
40 | David Lemons | $104,007 |
41 | Michele Trepagnier | $103,319 |
42 | Chad Miculek | $101,332 |
43 | Marsha Foss-Krumrey | $101,253 |
44 | Charles King | $100,385 |
45 | Russell Anderson | $100,274 |
46 | Carey Eskridge | $100,000 |
46 | Shakira Pumphrey | $100,000 |
48 | Samuel Davenport | $99,277 |
49 | Brett Ferguson | $98,487 |
50 | Alexander Kimball | $98,407 |
51 | Patricia Swiderski | $97,915 |
52 | Colin Gormley | $97,294 |
53 | Michael Curtis | $97,013 |
54 | Jessica Connaughton | $96,903 |
55 | Stacy Bergendahl | $96,294 |
55 | Gabriel Brake | $96,294 |
57 | John Mistrot | $96,293 |
58 | William Dean | $95,962 |
59 | Gang Huang | $95,807 |
60 | Patrick Huey | $95,300 |
61 | Sabina Mills | $95,104 |
62 | Sara Trinkle | $95,037 |
63 | Kathy Clarkson | $95,000 |
64 | Renee Kingsland | $94,914 |
65 | Michael Talajkowski | $94,795 |
66 | Jack Burke III | $94,677 |
66 | Christopher Clapham | $94,677 |
66 | Jessica Coulter | $94,677 |
66 | Mark Wimmer | $94,677 |
66 | Allison Zaby | $94,677 |
71 | Carlos Galvan | $94,646 |
72 | Heather Strain | $94,296 |
73 | Charles Hare | $94,208 |
74 | Daniel Goodwin | $93,222 |
75 | Craig O'Brien | $93,000 |
76 | Daniel Gaddis | $92,894 |
77 | Julie Calhoun | $92,000 |
78 | Mark Barrington | $91,750 |
79 | Jeffrey Hill | $91,400 |
80 | Amaresh Mirwani | $89,359 |
81 | Jeremy Pehl | $89,191 |
82 | Bhavika Chauhan | $88,000 |
83 | Brent Nations | $87,800 |
84 | Michael Caesar | $87,391 |
85 | John West | $87,300 |
86 | Rebecca Garcia | $86,861 |
87 | Stephen Cox II | $86,244 |
88 | Stephen Loomis | $86,013 |
88 | Adam Moses | $86,013 |
88 | Joseph Ritchick | $86,013 |
88 | Kristine Rodriguez | $86,013 |
88 | Meaghan Walsh | $86,013 |
93 | Jared May | $85,500 |
94 | Patrick MacGran | $85,444 |
95 | Koy Livingston | $85,308 |
96 | Brian Wheat | $85,000 |
97 | Crayton Hickey | $84,688 |
98 | Denise Rivera | $84,400 |
99 | Hector Saldana | $84,058 |
100 | Thomas Peirce | $83,111 |