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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 Higher Education Coordinating Board in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Keller | $299,813 |
| 2 | Lori Fey | $250,008 |
| 2 | Ray Martinez | $250,008 |
| 2 | Rey Rodriguez | $250,008 |
| 5 | Nichole Bunker-Henderson | $195,000 |
| 6 | Kenneth Martin | $175,001 |
| 6 | Mark Poehl | $175,001 |
| 6 | Zhenzhen Sun | $175,001 |
| 9 | Melissa Henderson | $175,000 |
| 10 | Julie Eklund | $165,000 |
| 10 | Stacey Silverman | $165,000 |
| 10 | Michelle Singh | $165,000 |
| 10 | Marjorie Barrett | $165,000 |
| 10 | Robert Booker | $165,000 |
| 10 | Emily Cormier | $165,000 |
| 16 | Lesli Gattis | $157,000 |
| 17 | Tina Jackson | $150,000 |
| 17 | Charles Contero-Puls | $150,000 |
| 19 | Elizabeth Bolin | $140,004 |
| 20 | John Wyatt | $135,233 |
| 21 | Leslie Hall | $135,000 |
| 21 | Amy Peterson | $135,000 |
| 23 | Karen Taylor | $130,671 |
| 24 | Dakota Doman | $125,000 |
| 24 | Elizabeth Mayer | $125,000 |
| 26 | Rinn Harper | $123,614 |
| 27 | Lesa Moller | $123,514 |
| 28 | Glenn Osher | $118,163 |
| 29 | William Tramel | $115,001 |
| 30 | Stacie Jakle | $114,206 |
| 31 | Decha Reid | $110,917 |
| 32 | Linda Natal | $110,000 |
| 33 | Ginger Gossman | $109,840 |
| 34 | Kumara Thatipelli | $109,398 |
| 35 | David Young | $108,163 |
| 36 | Michael Myers | $108,000 |
| 36 | Jason Brockdorf | $108,000 |
| 38 | Peter Donton | $105,000 |
| 39 | Suzanne Morales-Vale | $103,658 |
| 40 | Wesley Ogilvie | $103,085 |
| 41 | Akeel Din | $101,136 |
| 42 | Stephen Wessels | $97,860 |
| 43 | Paul Maeyaert | $96,766 |
| 44 | Lizette Montiel | $96,600 |
| 45 | Mark Kirksey | $96,390 |
| 46 | Samjhana Kc | $95,004 |
| 47 | Andrias Jones | $95,000 |
| 48 | Ruby Stevens-Morgan | $94,800 |
| 49 | Kelly Polden | $94,490 |
| 50 | Bradley Broaddus | $93,436 |
| 51 | Aporajita Ahmed | $92,489 |
| 52 | Vikram Muralidharan | $92,004 |
| 53 | Lakshmy Haridas | $91,989 |
| 54 | Keith Finley | $90,000 |
| 54 | Erin Willig | $90,000 |
| 56 | Jo-Chun Chiu | $89,400 |
| 57 | Victor Reyna | $89,352 |
| 58 | Claudette Jenks | $88,001 |
| 59 | James Goeman | $87,774 |
| 60 | Katherne Carson | $87,283 |
| 61 | Latha Kaliyur | $87,000 |
| 61 | Rajeswari Kandasamy | $87,000 |
| 63 | Linda Hargrove | $86,817 |
| 64 | Reinold Cornelius | $86,475 |
| 65 | Cathie Maeyaert | $85,557 |
| 66 | James Love | $85,000 |
| 66 | Jacqueline Boilard | $85,000 |
| 66 | Elizabeth Chivers | $85,000 |
| 69 | Jeffry Kosub | $83,640 |
| 70 | Jennifer Gonzales | $82,000 |
| 70 | Maeve Lahey | $82,000 |
| 72 | Leah Smalley | $81,604 |
| 73 | Gilbert Habarurema | $81,600 |
| 74 | Ruben Leal | $80,820 |
| 75 | Zhengfang Tian | $80,438 |
| 76 | Michelle Mindieta | $80,400 |
| 77 | Melissa Humphries | $80,288 |
| 78 | Roosevelt Sanchez | $80,127 |
| 79 | Luci Eargle | $79,560 |
| 80 | Jamyen Robinson-Hall | $79,198 |
| 80 | Carol Conner | $79,198 |
| 82 | James Buchanan | $79,190 |
| 83 | Cynthia Marrs | $78,996 |
| 84 | Chelsea Moore | $78,969 |
| 85 | Michelle Koog | $78,795 |
| 86 | Keylan Morgan | $78,030 |
| 87 | Kammi Contreras | $78,019 |
| 88 | Melinda Nobles | $78,000 |
| 89 | Orane Douglas | $77,868 |
| 90 | Marie Burks | $77,000 |
| 91 | Kamel Rahab | $76,000 |
| 92 | John Dinning | $75,000 |
| 92 | Shellie Schultz | $75,000 |
| 94 | Mingqing Jin | $74,534 |
| 95 | Lijing Zhao | $74,198 |
| 96 | Robert Gurecky | $74,182 |
| 97 | Laurie Frederick | $74,067 |
| 98 | Shebah Spears | $73,542 |
| 99 | Bobby Lane | $73,017 |
| 100 | Ramya Dande-Rajasekar | $72,968 |
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