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The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Beau Michelle Le, who earned $608,850 as the chief scientific officer at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
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 Insurance in 2021
Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
---|---|---|
1 | Cassandra Brown | $217,139 |
2 | James Slape | $198,000 |
3 | J'Ne Byckovski | $185,794 |
4 | John Herrick | $181,128 |
5 | Nancy Clark | $180,000 |
6 | Leah Gillum | $174,996 |
6 | Lucien Bellsnyder | $174,996 |
6 | James Person | $174,996 |
6 | Mark Worman | $174,996 |
6 | Orlando Hernandez | $174,996 |
6 | Randall Evans | $174,996 |
6 | Jamie Walker | $174,996 |
13 | Michael Boerner | $170,000 |
14 | Joseph McElrath | $155,400 |
14 | Matthew Zurek | $155,400 |
14 | Knight Debra Summerlin | $155,400 |
14 | Daniel Paschal | $155,400 |
18 | Miriam Fisk | $155,100 |
18 | Rachel Hemphill | $155,100 |
18 | Aaron Hodges | $155,100 |
21 | Brian Ryder | $153,822 |
22 | Amanda Meesey | $152,003 |
23 | Michael Nored | $152,000 |
23 | Allison Eberhart | $152,000 |
25 | Nicholas Canaday III | $148,000 |
26 | Anthony Infantini | $146,100 |
27 | Christopher Davis | $145,008 |
28 | Amy Lugo | $143,916 |
29 | Tammy Campion | $141,971 |
30 | Kara Mace | $141,750 |
30 | Jennifer Hopens | $141,750 |
30 | Allen Craddock | $141,750 |
33 | Nicole Elliott | $140,369 |
34 | Debra Diaz-Lara | $140,310 |
35 | Bradley Carpenter | $140,000 |
35 | Kyson Johnson | $140,000 |
37 | Roy Markham | $138,600 |
38 | Arby Gonzales | $135,000 |
38 | Edward Shuttleworth | $135,000 |
40 | Lii-Jin Lo | $134,406 |
41 | Maria Landrum | $132,043 |
42 | Amy Garcia | $130,284 |
43 | Nikki Karr | $130,008 |
44 | Ginger Loeffler | $130,002 |
45 | Kenisha Schuster | $130,000 |
46 | Frances Cearley | $130,000 |
47 | David Wheelus | $129,996 |
48 | Ernest McCloud | $128,360 |
49 | Margaret Jonon | $128,000 |
50 | Marianne Baker | $127,246 |
51 | Matthew Tarpley | $126,000 |
51 | Shawn Frederick | $126,000 |
53 | Rachel Cloyd | $125,019 |
54 | Natalie Robertson | $125,004 |
55 | Yu-Jie Huang | $125,000 |
55 | Chonlada Pongpipattanachai | $125,000 |
57 | Rebecca Armon | $125,000 |
58 | Eric Reiner | $124,734 |
59 | Donald McWhorter | $124,207 |
60 | Melissa Burkhart | $124,200 |
61 | Nicole Thornbro | $124,000 |
62 | Mario Chavez Jr. | $122,640 |
62 | Cynthia Olivier | $122,640 |
64 | Melissa Lujan | $122,400 |
65 | Thomas Kilmer | $121,785 |
66 | Russell Harper | $121,413 |
67 | David Englert | $120,998 |
68 | Brock Childs | $120,242 |
69 | Christina McCoy | $120,088 |
70 | Matthew Tapp | $120,000 |
70 | Robert Simons | $120,000 |
70 | Brian Chandler | $120,000 |
70 | Amy Foshko | $120,000 |
70 | Curtis Polk Jr. | $120,000 |
70 | Rickey Watson | $120,000 |
76 | Cynthia Bluntzer | $119,909 |
77 | Bing Wu | $117,850 |
77 | Mengting Kim | $117,850 |
79 | Andy Liao | $117,610 |
80 | Michael Arendall | $116,505 |
81 | Marion Grant | $116,400 |
81 | Nancy Ippolito | $116,400 |
83 | Martha Luevano | $115,752 |
84 | Jacqueline Yarbrough-Whelpley | $115,567 |
85 | David Muckerheide | $115,540 |
86 | Sean Fulton | $115,500 |
87 | Krista Oswald | $115,440 |
88 | Brian Riewe | $115,223 |
89 | Whitney Fraser | $115,003 |
90 | Robert Rucker | $115,000 |
90 | Cynthia Wright | $115,000 |
92 | Steven Thompson | $113,712 |
93 | James Cox | $112,354 |
94 | Christopher D'Amura | $111,720 |
95 | Michael Carnley | $111,600 |
96 | Eric Hintikka | $111,351 |
97 | Chang Sha | $110,000 |
97 | Matthew Richard | $110,000 |
97 | Jessica Bergeman | $110,000 |
100 | Justin Beam | $109,752 |