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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 Legislative Council in 2021
Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
---|---|---|
1 | Jeffrey Archer | $220,000 |
2 | Karina Davis | $205,000 |
3 | Kimberly Shields | $189,000 |
4 | John Marshall | $175,068 |
5 | Margaret Cardwell | $175,000 |
6 | Joe Diana | $170,000 |
7 | Janet Sullivan | $159,513 |
8 | Jennifer Sherrill | $152,327 |
9 | Jeffrey Thorne | $150,143 |
10 | Karen White | $146,350 |
11 | Kristi Ayala | $145,467 |
12 | Jon Heining | $145,100 |
13 | Shawn Harrison | $141,465 |
14 | Mathew Richardson | $137,078 |
15 | Maria Breitschopf | $136,947 |
16 | Angela Alexander | $135,747 |
17 | Jeremy Pope | $135,537 |
18 | Kelly Lowe | $134,495 |
19 | Mark Kuster | $132,251 |
20 | Kris Doerr | $130,310 |
21 | Kathryn Dunham | $129,061 |
21 | Yvonne Bush | $129,061 |
23 | Thomas Graser | $122,703 |
24 | Gregory Tingle | $122,665 |
25 | Cathleen Eady | $122,299 |
25 | Jennifer Jackson | $122,299 |
27 | Stephanie Freng | $121,393 |
28 | Adam Foltz | $120,000 |
29 | Hugo Cisneros | $117,780 |
30 | Krissie Farmer | $116,176 |
30 | Nelissa Conners | $116,176 |
32 | Scott Loiselle | $116,061 |
33 | Michele Trepagnier | $114,419 |
34 | Brett Ferguson | $113,239 |
35 | David Lemons | $113,007 |
36 | Shakira Pumphrey | $112,000 |
37 | Russell Anderson | $111,974 |
38 | Eric Lavagni | $109,968 |
39 | John Mistrot | $109,646 |
39 | Jessica Connaughton | $109,646 |
39 | Gabriel Brake | $109,646 |
42 | Jessica Coulter | $108,527 |
42 | Jack Burke III | $108,527 |
42 | Mark Wimmer | $108,527 |
42 | Allison Zaby | $108,527 |
42 | Christopher Clapham | $108,527 |
47 | Samuel Davenport | $107,377 |
48 | Carey Eskridge | $106,000 |
49 | Alexander Kimball | $105,607 |
50 | Chad Miculek | $104,332 |
51 | Marsha Foss-Krumrey | $104,253 |
52 | Charles Hare | $104,108 |
53 | Patricia Swiderski | $103,915 |
54 | Heather Strain | $103,896 |
55 | Denise Rivera | $103,392 |
56 | William Dean | $101,962 |
57 | Carlos Galvan | $101,846 |
58 | Sabina Mills | $101,504 |
59 | Julie Calhoun | $101,500 |
60 | Charles King | $100,385 |
61 | Kristine Rodriguez | $100,313 |
61 | Joseph Ritchick | $100,313 |
61 | Stephen Loomis | $100,313 |
61 | Adam Moses | $100,313 |
61 | Meaghan Walsh | $100,313 |
66 | Michael Curtis | $100,013 |
67 | Marissa Patton | $100,000 |
68 | Jared May | $100,000 |
69 | Colin Gormley | $99,694 |
70 | Renee Kingsland | $99,114 |
71 | Craig O'Brien | $99,000 |
72 | Mark Barrington | $98,650 |
73 | Gang Huang | $98,207 |
74 | Brent Nations | $97,700 |
75 | Jeremy Pehl | $97,591 |
76 | Kathy Clarkson | $97,400 |
77 | Daniel Goodwin | $96,222 |
78 | John West | $95,900 |
79 | Patrick Huey | $95,300 |
80 | Jeffrey Hill | $95,000 |
81 | Daniel Warner | $92,500 |
82 | Kaylei Elworth | $92,418 |
82 | Lauren Cooper | $92,418 |
84 | Hector Saldana | $91,858 |
85 | Koy Livingston | $91,308 |
86 | Clare Townes | $90,853 |
87 | Roxann Hoffman | $90,439 |
88 | Robert Sandoz | $90,004 |
89 | Amaresh Mirwani | $89,359 |
90 | Katharine Lewis | $89,000 |
91 | Stephen Cox II | $88,944 |
92 | John Parker | $88,830 |
93 | Patrick MacGran | $88,744 |
94 | Amber Snyder | $88,124 |
95 | Bhavika Chauhan | $88,000 |
96 | Osama Abdulhussain | $87,507 |
97 | Kurt Gore | $87,500 |
98 | Lawrence Hosek | $87,264 |
99 | Crayton Hickey | $87,088 |
100 | Rebecca Garcia | $86,861 |