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The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Brian Guthrie, who earned $754,275 as the executive director at the Teacher Retirement System.
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 Department of Housing and Community Affairs in 2020
Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
---|---|---|
1 | Robert Wilkinson II | $192,299 |
2 | James Eccles | $157,888 |
3 | Brooke Boston | $156,498 |
4 | Homero Cabello Jr. | $156,453 |
5 | David Cervantes | $154,037 |
6 | Monica Galuski | $150,431 |
7 | Michael Lyttle | $146,265 |
8 | Mariana Salazar | $145,000 |
9 | David Smith | $130,000 |
10 | Mark Scott | $126,816 |
11 | Michael Deyoung | $126,289 |
12 | Jeffrey Pender | $119,494 |
13 | Monita Johnson-Henley | $118,948 |
14 | James Hicks | $118,148 |
15 | Cathy Gutierrez | $117,588 |
16 | Kassu Asfaw | $117,384 |
17 | Abigail Versyp | $117,256 |
17 | Jose Guevara | $117,256 |
19 | Larry Mercadel Jr. | $116,880 |
20 | Margaret Holloway | $116,362 |
21 | Roger Stewart | $116,068 |
22 | Megan Sylvester | $113,416 |
23 | Adrian Guzman | $109,477 |
24 | Teresa Morales | $109,180 |
25 | Elizabeth Yevich | $106,056 |
26 | Nicole Krueger | $105,985 |
27 | Ricardo Medina | $103,262 |
28 | Rosalio Banuelos | $102,639 |
29 | Earnest Hunt Jr. | $101,945 |
30 | Brenda Hull | $100,191 |
31 | Wendy Quackenbush | $100,000 |
32 | Stephanie D\'Couto | $99,780 |
33 | Elena Peinado | $98,939 |
34 | Lucila Trevino | $98,701 |
35 | Kristina Vavra | $96,627 |
36 | Ricardo Ochoa | $96,000 |
37 | Heather Hodnett | $95,152 |
38 | Amy Jones | $94,380 |
39 | Nina Wiggins | $92,329 |
40 | Catherine Jung | $92,316 |
41 | Bradlee Dansbee | $90,734 |
42 | Anthony Gatica | $89,958 |
43 | Thomas Cavanagh | $89,443 |
44 | Daniel Shea | $88,800 |
44 | Erica Garza | $88,800 |
44 | Raul Salazar | $88,800 |
47 | William Turner | $88,437 |
48 | Chad Landry | $88,407 |
49 | Jose Ruz | $86,856 |
50 | Spencer Duran | $86,735 |
51 | Jo Taylor | $86,321 |
52 | Charlotte Flickinger | $86,000 |
53 | Alena Morgan | $85,000 |
53 | Jose Rios | $85,000 |
55 | Fernando Guajardo | $84,996 |
56 | Ysella Kaseman | $84,939 |
57 | Neda Sanjar | $84,386 |
58 | Glynis Vitanza | $84,001 |
58 | Naomi Cantu | $84,001 |
60 | Terry Barhorst Jr. | $84,000 |
61 | Gavin Reid | $83,636 |
62 | Cody Campbell | $83,304 |
63 | Andre Adams | $83,204 |
64 | William Rowe | $83,134 |
65 | Laura White | $82,188 |
66 | John Tomme | $82,000 |
67 | Paul Ford | $81,678 |
68 | Jeanna Adams | $81,323 |
69 | Lorrie Lopez | $80,695 |
70 | James Oliva | $80,076 |
71 | Cristina Ortega | $80,000 |
71 | Isaac Quintanilla | $80,000 |
73 | Ophelia Guerrero | $79,825 |
74 | Graciela Garcia | $79,717 |
75 | Cindy Bocz | $79,660 |
76 | Albert Alvidrez | $78,250 |
77 | Laura Saintey | $78,202 |
78 | Sergio Salinas | $78,098 |
79 | Dechontelle Patience | $77,929 |
80 | Laichu Leung | $77,500 |
81 | Laura Sargent | $77,400 |
82 | Catharine Tracz | $77,011 |
83 | Rita Gonzales-Garza | $76,304 |
84 | Carmen Roldan | $76,011 |
85 | Christine Andrade | $76,000 |
86 | Lee Ann Chance | $75,924 |
87 | Shannon Roth | $74,586 |
88 | Rachel Metting | $74,493 |
89 | Robert Gross | $74,448 |
89 | Jeremy Johnson | $74,448 |
91 | Melissa Whitehead | $74,141 |
92 | Yesenia Ayala | $74,047 |
93 | Kristina Tirloni | $73,947 |
94 | Benjamin Sheppard | $73,788 |
95 | Jacquelyn Welsh | $73,260 |
96 | Gregg Kazak | $73,065 |
97 | Jason Burr | $72,786 |
98 | William Cranor | $72,363 |
99 | Jeremy Stremler | $72,207 |
100 | Angelica Arriola | $72,172 |