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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 Texas Department of Transportation in 2020
Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
---|---|---|
1 | James Bass | $344,000 |
2 | William Hale | $294,000 |
3 | Marc Williams | $284,000 |
4 | Benjamin Asher | $276,817 |
5 | Brian Ragland | $274,000 |
6 | Richard McMonagle | $258,000 |
7 | Anh Selissen | $247,500 |
8 | Darran Anderson | $245,692 |
9 | Claude Lee | $238,500 |
10 | Brian Barth | $237,928 |
11 | Quincy Allen | $237,000 |
12 | Jeffrey Graham | $234,000 |
13 | Benito Ybarra | $231,000 |
14 | Robert Kaufman | $209,100 |
15 | Carl Johnson | $206,400 |
16 | Eliza Paul | $205,000 |
16 | Gina Gallegos | $205,000 |
16 | Harold Ferguson Jr. | $205,000 |
19 | Mohamed Bur | $202,800 |
20 | Steven Warren | $193,600 |
21 | Carlos Swonke | $191,919 |
22 | Gerard Haddican II | $189,000 |
23 | Pedro Alvarez | $186,983 |
24 | David McMillan | $186,018 |
25 | Jessica Butler | $186,000 |
26 | Stephen Stewart | $184,800 |
26 | Chad Bohne | $184,800 |
28 | Valente Olivarez Jr. | $184,446 |
29 | Lance Simmons | $183,606 |
30 | Vernon Webb | $182,400 |
31 | Tomas Trevino | $182,000 |
32 | James Stevenson | $180,000 |
32 | Duane Milligan | $180,000 |
32 | Kyle Madsen | $180,000 |
32 | Marisabel Ramthun | $180,000 |
32 | Stanley Swiatek | $180,000 |
37 | John Speed | $175,032 |
38 | Lynn Isaak | $174,840 |
39 | David Salazar | $174,191 |
40 | Miles Garrison | $174,000 |
41 | Martin Rodin | $173,750 |
42 | Martin Smith | $172,530 |
42 | Elias Rmeili | $172,530 |
44 | Kenneth Stewart | $169,387 |
45 | John Ingram Jr. | $168,629 |
46 | Blair Johnson | $168,000 |
46 | Christopher Cowen | $168,000 |
46 | Kelly Morris | $168,000 |
46 | Jere Williams | $168,000 |
46 | Thomas Allbritton | $168,000 |
51 | Trent Thomas | $166,860 |
52 | Paul Reitz | $166,409 |
53 | Noel Paramanantham | $165,510 |
54 | Rebecca Blewett | $165,100 |
55 | Graham Bettis | $165,000 |
56 | Eric Gleason | $163,878 |
57 | Michael Chacon | $163,800 |
58 | Ceason Clemens | $163,200 |
58 | Daniel Harmon | $163,200 |
60 | Craig Otto | $163,141 |
61 | Miguel Arellano | $162,240 |
62 | Jonathan Bean | $158,400 |
62 | Varuna Singh | $158,400 |
64 | John Cordary Jr. | $157,368 |
65 | Charon Williams | $156,456 |
66 | Michael Beaver | $156,000 |
67 | Kristin Alexander | $155,988 |
68 | Leonard Reese | $154,716 |
69 | James Koch | $154,500 |
70 | Rex Costley | $153,600 |
71 | Peter Espy | $152,512 |
72 | Dalton Pratt | $152,019 |
73 | Bobby Anderson | $152,000 |
74 | Carol Luschen | $151,900 |
75 | John Hudspeth | $150,840 |
76 | Clayton Ripps | $150,000 |
76 | Ryan Barborak | $150,000 |
76 | Alanna Bettis | $150,000 |
76 | Mary Griss | $150,000 |
76 | Jason Pike | $150,000 |
81 | Benjamin Engelhardt | $149,835 |
82 | Linda Sexton | $149,556 |
83 | Gregory Cedillo | $149,460 |
84 | Lucio Vasquez | $149,347 |
85 | Ricardo Gonzalez | $149,208 |
86 | Jesus Valtier | $148,800 |
87 | Roger Beall | $148,542 |
88 | Jeffrey Bush | $148,320 |
89 | Martin Horst | $147,900 |
90 | Angela Parker | $147,606 |
91 | Michael Bolin | $147,600 |
92 | Samuel Salazar | $147,299 |
93 | Michael Bryant | $146,594 |
94 | George Villarreal | $145,704 |
95 | Elizabeth Hallmark | $145,677 |
96 | Steven Pryor | $145,248 |
97 | Geir-Eilif Kalhagen | $145,200 |
98 | Caroline Mays | $144,612 |
99 | Norma Garza | $144,000 |
99 | Brenan Honey | $144,000 |