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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 Office of the Governor in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Hicks | $285,000 |
| 2 | Jordan Hale | $275,600 |
| 3 | Luis Saenz | $265,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Munisteri | $251,000 |
| 5 | James Sullivan | $210,000 |
| 6 | Angela Colmenero | $195,000 |
| 7 | Suzanne Johnson | $180,000 |
| 8 | Peggy Venable | $177,284 |
| 9 | Gregory Abbott | $153,750 |
| 10 | William Franks | $140,000 |
| 11 | Lindsey Aston | $137,489 |
| 12 | Courtney Hjaltman | $137,280 |
| 13 | Theresa Boland | $135,278 |
| 14 | Chelsea Holden | $135,000 |
| 15 | Tabatha Vasquez | $130,000 |
| 16 | Heather Fleming | $127,500 |
| 17 | Gregory Davidson | $124,000 |
| 18 | Lars Hjaltman | $122,500 |
| 19 | Katie Taylor | $120,000 |
| 19 | Jordan Stowers | $120,000 |
| 21 | Anna Marie Thompson | $119,275 |
| 22 | Kenneth Moreland | $117,369 |
| 23 | Cobey Fletcher | $115,218 |
| 24 | Erin Bennett | $114,400 |
| 25 | Brenda Foster | $113,000 |
| 26 | Brendan Berver | $110,011 |
| 27 | Michael Hull | $110,001 |
| 28 | Brent Connett | $109,351 |
| 29 | Stephanie Greger | $106,313 |
| 29 | Joseph Behnke | $106,313 |
| 31 | David Shoemaker | $100,992 |
| 32 | Benjamin Barkley | $100,000 |
| 33 | Catarina Gonzales | $98,605 |
| 34 | Hilary Aguirre | $96,900 |
| 35 | Deborah King | $95,436 |
| 36 | Neil Kibbe | $94,750 |
| 37 | Sallie Bentley | $93,600 |
| 37 | Sydni Mitchell | $93,600 |
| 37 | Jason Briggs | $93,600 |
| 40 | Serafina Chandler | $93,096 |
| 41 | Nancy Tolson | $90,000 |
| 41 | Yue Zhou | $90,000 |
| 41 | Philip Peroyea | $90,000 |
| 41 | Kieran Hillis | $90,000 |
| 45 | Brent Novosad | $89,052 |
| 46 | Marios Parpounas | $88,458 |
| 47 | Jarred Shaffer | $86,000 |
| 48 | Jeremy Newman | $85,692 |
| 49 | Leda Bastidas | $85,524 |
| 50 | Richard Costello | $85,344 |
| 51 | Marie Dahlmann | $85,000 |
| 52 | David Brown | $82,200 |
| 53 | Adrienne Cabrera | $81,000 |
| 54 | Tegan Vought | $80,000 |
| 55 | Torres Ramon Carpena | $78,000 |
| 56 | Cassidy Daniel | $77,529 |
| 57 | Dennis Herberger Jr. | $77,250 |
| 58 | Stacy Knause | $77,000 |
| 58 | Matthew Culbertson | $77,000 |
| 60 | Munaver Yusufali | $75,259 |
| 61 | Nelda Sturgeon | $74,304 |
| 62 | Morgan Stewart | $71,004 |
| 63 | Irma Heinrich | $70,224 |
| 64 | Sharon Kavanaugh | $70,000 |
| 65 | Blake Roach | $69,096 |
| 66 | Wendy Nelson | $69,000 |
| 67 | Amanda Adamez | $67,300 |
| 68 | Lisa Martin | $66,518 |
| 69 | Fernando Calderon Jr. | $66,448 |
| 70 | David Bockrath | $65,004 |
| 71 | Christine Anderson | $65,000 |
| 72 | Sarah Kirkgard | $63,800 |
| 73 | Daichan Sykes | $63,000 |
| 74 | Pamela Wells | $62,400 |
| 74 | Carmela Davis | $62,400 |
| 76 | Denny Morgan | $62,000 |
| 77 | Marta Salinas | $61,656 |
| 78 | Mary Thomas | $61,050 |
| 79 | Valerie Lott | $60,500 |
| 80 | Corey Pohlmeyer | $60,000 |
| 81 | Helen Martinez | $58,428 |
| 82 | Norma Magirl | $58,399 |
| 83 | Sophia Sanchez | $57,612 |
| 84 | Cindy Coy | $56,021 |
| 85 | Madeleine Traeger | $56,000 |
| 86 | Riley WoMacK | $55,000 |
| 87 | Rebecca Moreno | $55,000 |
| 87 | Jodie Johnston | $55,000 |
| 87 | Thomas Demopoulos | $55,000 |
| 90 | Christian Bowne | $54,000 |
| 90 | Alexander Aragon | $54,000 |
| 90 | Sara White | $54,000 |
| 90 | Xhesika Ceka | $54,000 |
| 94 | Jill Patterson | $53,527 |
| 95 | Alejandro Martinez | $53,280 |
| 96 | Alice Washington | $52,008 |
| 97 | Amy Bannatyne | $52,000 |
| 98 | Amy Ruzicka | $50,880 |
| 98 | Ann Brooks | $50,880 |
| 100 | Katie Leidel | $50,540 |
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