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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 Railroad Commission in 2020
Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
---|---|---|
1 | Wei Wang | $192,600 |
2 | Danny Sorrells | $160,500 |
3 | Brandon Harris | $158,756 |
4 | Alexander Schoch | $155,000 |
5 | William Black | $151,843 |
6 | Kari French | $148,658 |
7 | Travis McCormick | $141,240 |
8 | Walter Christian | $140,937 |
8 | Christi Craddick | $140,937 |
10 | Raymond Young | $136,721 |
11 | Randall Collins | $136,500 |
12 | Leslie Savage | $135,857 |
13 | Megan Neal | $129,164 |
14 | Corey Crawford | $128,750 |
15 | Ranil Gooneratne | $128,000 |
16 | Edgar Chavez | $126,545 |
16 | Sarabpreet Singh | $126,545 |
16 | Kenneth Woodul | $126,545 |
19 | Charles Evarts | $123,459 |
20 | Michael Barber | $122,732 |
21 | Jeremy Hagen | $122,494 |
22 | Travis Baer | $120,122 |
23 | Anil Koindala | $120,000 |
24 | Peter Pope | $119,462 |
25 | Martin Powel | $118,400 |
25 | Amanda Hafer | $118,400 |
27 | Stephanie Weidman | $117,477 |
28 | Kim Peterson | $115,525 |
29 | Peter Fisher | $115,099 |
30 | Matthew Fraley | $114,435 |
31 | Margaret Dixon | $114,000 |
32 | Robbi Craig | $113,896 |
33 | Yanhui Bian | $112,728 |
34 | Jeremiah Mazur | $112,350 |
35 | Manuel Clark | $112,273 |
36 | Xiangjuan He | $111,854 |
37 | Kendall Smith | $111,270 |
38 | Dana Lewis | $111,071 |
39 | David Cooney Jr. | $110,200 |
40 | Richard Yashewski | $110,004 |
41 | Penny Smith | $108,850 |
42 | James Allmand | $108,676 |
43 | Penny Simoneau | $108,281 |
44 | Norbert Blam | $108,140 |
45 | Theresa Lopez | $108,000 |
45 | Brent Elliott | $108,000 |
47 | Boonchai LiMcHantra | $106,657 |
48 | John Dodson | $105,721 |
49 | Martin Ridgeway | $105,049 |
50 | Ronald Stewart | $105,000 |
51 | Stephen Cooper | $104,841 |
52 | Paul Dubois | $104,616 |
53 | Qun Zhao | $104,170 |
54 | Brian McCardle | $103,711 |
55 | Mary Humphrey | $103,372 |
56 | Diane Scandurra | $103,089 |
57 | Michael Pollan | $102,318 |
58 | Trey Krueger | $102,236 |
59 | Billy Spraggins | $101,553 |
59 | Jeffery Morgan | $101,553 |
61 | Joey Bass | $100,876 |
62 | Christopher Miller | $100,800 |
63 | Jennifer Cook | $100,380 |
64 | David Jezewski | $100,000 |
64 | Nileshkumar Kansara | $100,000 |
64 | Bradley Kocen | $100,000 |
64 | Evart Warren | $100,000 |
68 | Dana McClendon | $99,653 |
69 | Ellen Taylor | $98,873 |
70 | Selena Meyers | $98,624 |
71 | Pam Lamb | $97,680 |
72 | Steven Hilchey | $97,250 |
73 | San Sein | $97,177 |
74 | Glenna McElwain | $96,763 |
75 | Mark Johannsen | $96,551 |
76 | Kelli Casteel | $96,000 |
76 | Sapna Ahuja | $96,000 |
78 | Arthur Correa | $95,744 |
79 | Steven Rios | $95,568 |
80 | Natalie Dubiel | $95,348 |
81 | Leopoldo Guerra | $94,909 |
82 | Lisa Simpson | $94,800 |
83 | Samuel Copeland | $94,697 |
84 | Thomas Humphrey | $94,670 |
85 | Ryan Ramon | $94,619 |
86 | Kathy Keils | $94,572 |
87 | Roger Satterwhite | $94,418 |
88 | Wendy O\'Neill | $94,324 |
89 | Jeffrey Foucart | $94,289 |
90 | Laura Lamantia | $93,600 |
90 | Joseph Stasulli | $93,600 |
92 | Kristine Reeve | $93,566 |
93 | Lorenzo Garza Jr. | $93,461 |
94 | Roy Philips | $93,436 |
95 | Mark Mehrens | $93,396 |
96 | Israr Anwar | $93,240 |
97 | Audrey Kuklenz | $93,123 |
98 | Timothy Walter | $92,997 |
99 | Cory Gretlein | $92,474 |
100 | Sandra Jackson | $92,400 |