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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.
28 earners at Sunset Advisory Commission in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Jones | $174,000 |
| 2 | Steven Ogle | $120,000 |
| 3 | Amy Trost | $119,074 |
| 4 | Erick Fajardo | $90,700 |
| 4 | Kathryn Hricik | $90,700 |
| 4 | Emily Johnson | $90,700 |
| 7 | Merrell Foote | $87,100 |
| 8 | Robert Romig | $86,000 |
| 9 | Anya Wiley | $82,600 |
| 10 | Janet Wood | $78,000 |
| 11 | Danielle Nasr | $77,904 |
| 12 | Tamara Aronstein | $70,000 |
| 13 | Alan Leonard | $66,000 |
| 13 | Darren McDivitt | $66,000 |
| 15 | Lauren Ames | $63,000 |
| 16 | Morgan Constantino | $62,400 |
| 17 | Rachel Gandy | $61,000 |
| 17 | Andrew McConnell | $61,000 |
| 19 | Trisha Linebarger | $52,400 |
| 20 | Janelle Roberts | $52,000 |
| 20 | Miguel Senaida San | $52,000 |
| 20 | Sadie Smeck | $52,000 |
| 23 | Alicia Seagraves | $49,000 |
| 24 | Katherine Drews | $47,000 |
| 24 | Christopher Keslar | $47,000 |
| 24 | Andrew Vree | $47,000 |
| 27 | Ashley Thomas | $47,000 |
| 28 | Elizabeth Jones | $44,000 |
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