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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.
18 earners at Legislative Reference Library in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Camp | $131,969 |
| 2 | Catherine Wusterhausen | $100,075 |
| 3 | David Wood | $62,738 |
| 4 | Karen McBurney | $62,491 |
| 5 | Melanie Harshman | $61,402 |
| 6 | Anna Wood | $58,584 |
| 7 | Ana Sifuentes-Martinez | $58,532 |
| 8 | Michelle Martinez | $49,384 |
| 9 | Brandon Vasquez | $49,125 |
| 10 | Alexandra Dzienkowski | $45,000 |
| 11 | Kali Palmer | $44,576 |
| 12 | Cassandra Gallegos | $42,000 |
| 12 | Kaelyn Morice | $42,000 |
| 14 | Julia Walden | $41,379 |
| 15 | James Young | $33,560 |
| 16 | Karen Wright | $33,306 |
| 17 | Vincent Cowan | $30,840 |
| 18 | Christopher Taylor | $29,120 |
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