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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 Employees Retirement System in 2020
Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
---|---|---|
1 | Charles Tull | $450,000 |
2 | Porter Wilson | $316,117 |
3 | Leighton Shantz | $276,817 |
4 | Robert Sessa | $275,228 |
5 | Catherine Terrell | $265,000 |
6 | John Streun | $254,367 |
7 | Paula Jones | $250,000 |
8 | Sierra Perez Pablo De La | $238,458 |
9 | Ricardo Lyra | $228,404 |
10 | Carlos Chujoy | $219,661 |
11 | Peter Ehret | $217,057 |
12 | Elizabeth Martin | $211,621 |
13 | Timothy Reynolds | $211,458 |
14 | Andrew Hodson | $206,737 |
15 | Diana Kongevick | $205,000 |
16 | Anthony Curtiss | $203,443 |
17 | Cynthia Hamilton | $203,385 |
17 | Nancy Lippa | $203,385 |
19 | Ryan Cheryl Scott | $203,333 |
20 | Darren Hughes | $202,784 |
21 | Kelley Hewell | $191,294 |
22 | Brannon Andrews | $190,800 |
22 | Amanda Burleigh | $190,800 |
24 | Davis Peacock | $180,601 |
25 | Gabrielle Schreiber | $180,274 |
26 | John Murphy | $177,470 |
27 | Keith Lyons | $174,973 |
28 | Michael Clements | $172,218 |
29 | Robert Wood Jr. | $170,923 |
30 | Jennifer Chambers | $170,000 |
31 | Charles Turner | $169,291 |
32 | Gaye Pharr | $167,000 |
33 | William Nail | $166,846 |
34 | Panayiotis Lambropoulos | $162,487 |
35 | Annie Xiao | $162,345 |
36 | Lauren Honza | $161,646 |
37 | Anthony Chavez | $161,270 |
38 | Amy Cureton | $157,756 |
39 | Seenfun Mok | $156,256 |
39 | Thomas Rashman | $156,256 |
41 | Robin Hardaway | $155,000 |
42 | Thomas Roberts | $154,871 |
43 | Kenneth McDowell | $153,084 |
44 | George Lynch | $152,628 |
45 | David Lacy | $151,445 |
46 | Nicholas Maffeo | $150,409 |
47 | Blaise Duran | $150,002 |
48 | Andrew Okun | $149,688 |
49 | Siu Lung David Law | $145,008 |
50 | Richard Inzunza | $144,272 |
51 | Chineque Sterns | $144,000 |
52 | Michael Shoop | $143,707 |
53 | Leena Chaphekar | $143,312 |
53 | Ashley Collier | $143,312 |
55 | James Gassman | $142,000 |
56 | Ryan Wilkinson | $141,620 |
57 | Georgina Bouton | $141,609 |
58 | David Wagenseller | $141,000 |
59 | Nancy McCarthy | $140,567 |
60 | Ian Smith | $140,000 |
61 | Man Chan | $139,634 |
62 | Thomas Williams | $138,161 |
63 | Derek Sadowsky | $134,550 |
64 | Joseph Knight | $134,544 |
65 | Talal Qatato | $134,416 |
66 | Teofilo Bacungan Jr. | $134,121 |
67 | Robert Newhall | $133,468 |
68 | Mark Long | $133,064 |
69 | Benjamin Schuman | $132,140 |
70 | June Kim | $131,916 |
71 | Hau Yuan | $128,415 |
72 | Andrew Tisinger | $126,127 |
73 | Aaron Ismail | $125,460 |
74 | Emily Miller | $125,000 |
75 | Keith Yawn | $124,488 |
76 | Srinivasa Singireddy | $124,142 |
77 | Christy Davis | $123,023 |
78 | Scott Schrier | $123,000 |
79 | Aaron Hatt | $122,435 |
80 | Michael Miller | $122,400 |
81 | Mark Nelson | $122,394 |
82 | Kathryn Tesar | $121,307 |
83 | Bernie Hajovsky | $121,247 |
84 | Matthew Riemersma | $120,950 |
85 | Patricia Roano | $120,000 |
85 | Francis Barker | $120,000 |
85 | John Barnes | $120,000 |
85 | Kyle Fenton | $120,000 |
89 | Johnny Taylor | $119,538 |
90 | Wendy McAdams | $115,500 |
91 | Antonio Cardona | $113,785 |
92 | Tanice Palacios | $112,597 |
93 | Meagan Larson | $110,309 |
94 | Lakshmi Priya Venkatesan | $109,072 |
95 | John Lovelace | $108,000 |
95 | Sriyas Pande | $108,000 |
95 | James Wehmeyer | $108,000 |
98 | Adriana Ballard | $107,544 |
99 | Jose Deleon | $106,296 |
100 | Kathleen West | $106,251 |