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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 Facilities Commission in 2021
Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
---|---|---|
1 | Michael Novak | $190,248 |
2 | John Raff | $189,069 |
3 | Diane Jackson | $152,000 |
4 | Joel Speight | $150,000 |
5 | Marty Martinez | $130,000 |
6 | Stephen Foster | $128,750 |
7 | Sonya Etheridge | $125,000 |
8 | Marthisela Walsh | $120,877 |
9 | Craig Wingfield | $119,077 |
10 | Armando Garza | $115,000 |
11 | Farshad Shahsavary | $110,036 |
12 | Martha Gamez-Smith | $110,000 |
13 | Rafael Arredondo | $108,000 |
13 | Steven Halpin | $108,000 |
15 | Kristy Fierro | $106,000 |
16 | Steven Brown | $105,000 |
17 | Richard Gamino Jr. | $101,200 |
18 | Evangelia Edwards | $101,000 |
19 | Kelley Glaeser | $100,000 |
20 | Julia Gribble | $99,976 |
21 | Mark Diaz | $99,860 |
22 | Matthew Groce | $99,744 |
23 | Martin Blair | $99,000 |
24 | Robert Sandberg | $98,800 |
25 | Jay Franklin | $98,500 |
26 | Bailey Gonzalez | $98,076 |
27 | Frederic Hall | $97,004 |
28 | Hossein Nezamabadi | $96,700 |
29 | Davis Gayla Beckham | $96,300 |
30 | Walter Tacquard | $95,000 |
30 | Kathryn Panak | $95,000 |
30 | George Wells | $95,000 |
33 | Dragan Maric | $94,500 |
34 | Yolanda Strey | $93,738 |
35 | Daniel Yen | $92,170 |
36 | James Overton | $91,945 |
37 | Dorothy Spearman | $91,545 |
38 | Michael Williams | $91,020 |
39 | Richard Glancey | $91,000 |
40 | Guillermo Munoz | $90,000 |
40 | Noreen Ozment | $90,000 |
40 | Prince Chavis | $90,000 |
40 | William Knapp Jr. | $90,000 |
40 | Cheryl Taylor | $90,000 |
40 | Jonathan Conant | $90,000 |
40 | Kevin Mathis | $90,000 |
47 | Miguel Morales | $88,500 |
48 | Joel Stokes | $88,008 |
49 | Nientzu Hsia | $85,000 |
50 | James Gonzalez | $84,000 |
50 | John Hickson | $84,000 |
50 | James Lacombe | $84,000 |
50 | Cassidy Galindo | $84,000 |
54 | Elma Velasco | $82,200 |
55 | Robert Kuykendall | $81,996 |
56 | Robert Schryer | $81,100 |
57 | Michelle Ash | $80,849 |
57 | Patrick Barry | $80,849 |
59 | Michael Barker | $80,040 |
60 | Ivana Maric | $80,004 |
61 | Pedro Garcia | $79,774 |
62 | Ian Bishop | $78,972 |
63 | Shonte Gordon | $78,953 |
64 | Jeffry Mullins | $78,288 |
65 | Kyle Howard | $78,000 |
66 | Marc Jessie | $77,000 |
67 | Jon Smart | $77,000 |
68 | Morris Miller | $75,850 |
69 | Veronica Perez | $75,600 |
70 | Teionne Woods | $75,000 |
70 | Kevin Hagood | $75,000 |
70 | Travis Deer | $75,000 |
70 | Nick Sultemeier | $75,000 |
70 | Joshua Weise | $75,000 |
75 | Laura Hall | $73,836 |
76 | Samuel Coonrod | $73,500 |
77 | Laura Mangalindan | $73,418 |
78 | Amanda Brainard | $73,356 |
79 | Terry Aning | $72,096 |
80 | Melissa Hill | $72,012 |
81 | Francoise Luca | $72,000 |
81 | Josh Yang | $72,000 |
83 | Susan Robinson | $71,750 |
84 | Mary Sacharnoski | $70,200 |
85 | Ida Dalhover | $70,044 |
86 | James Hickman | $70,000 |
86 | James Howard | $70,000 |
86 | Damian Rojas | $70,000 |
86 | Christopher Blount | $70,000 |
86 | Heidi Gonzales | $70,000 |
91 | Danny Simms | $70,000 |
91 | Mario Sanchez | $70,000 |
91 | Michael Henneke | $70,000 |
91 | Brandon Fuchs | $70,000 |
91 | Christina Minnifee | $70,000 |
91 | Mandy Burrell | $70,000 |
97 | Leslie Bowman | $69,778 |
98 | Jenny Ruiz | $69,000 |
99 | David Roes | $68,042 |
100 | Ofelia Matamoros | $68,004 |