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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 Transportation in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Williams | $344,000 |
| 2 | Brian Barth | $300,000 |
| 2 | Brandye Hendrickson | $300,000 |
| 4 | William Hale | $294,000 |
| 5 | Benjamin Asher | $276,817 |
| 6 | Richard McMonagle | $258,000 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Graham | $256,000 |
| 8 | Benito Ybarra | $249,480 |
| 9 | Anh Selissen | $247,500 |
| 10 | Lance Simmons | $237,000 |
| 10 | Quincy Allen | $237,000 |
| 12 | Stephen Stewart | $228,000 |
| 13 | Darran Anderson | $210,000 |
| 14 | Gerard Haddican II | $209,100 |
| 14 | Eliza Paul | $209,100 |
| 14 | Robert Kaufman | $209,100 |
| 17 | Mohamed Bur | $208,884 |
| 18 | Carl Johnson | $206,400 |
| 19 | Harold Ferguson Jr. | $205,000 |
| 19 | Gina Gallegos | $205,000 |
| 21 | Steven Warren | $193,600 |
| 22 | Valente Olivarez Jr. | $187,213 |
| 23 | Chad Bohne | $187,202 |
| 24 | Pedro Alvarez | $186,983 |
| 25 | David McMillan | $186,018 |
| 26 | Jessica Butler | $186,000 |
| 27 | Tomas Trevino | $185,640 |
| 28 | Tracey Johnson | $185,000 |
| 29 | Kyle Madsen | $183,600 |
| 30 | Vernon Webb | $182,400 |
| 31 | Amanda Landry | $180,000 |
| 31 | James Stevenson | $180,000 |
| 31 | Stanley Swiatek | $180,000 |
| 31 | Ryan Barborak | $180,000 |
| 31 | Doug Booher | $180,000 |
| 31 | Marisabel Ramthun | $180,000 |
| 31 | Martin Gonzalez | $180,000 |
| 31 | Duane Milligan | $180,000 |
| 39 | David Salazar | $177,675 |
| 40 | Elias Rmeili | $175,980 |
| 41 | Rebecca Blewett | $175,900 |
| 42 | Michael Chacon | $175,266 |
| 43 | Lauren Garduno | $175,032 |
| 44 | Martin Rodin | $175,001 |
| 45 | Lynn Isaak | $174,840 |
| 46 | Graham Bettis | $173,250 |
| 47 | Jere Williams | $171,360 |
| 47 | Kelly Morris | $171,360 |
| 49 | Eric Gleason | $170,000 |
| 50 | Kenneth Stewart | $169,387 |
| 51 | Ceason Clemens | $168,720 |
| 52 | John Ingram Jr. | $168,629 |
| 53 | Michael Beaver | $168,480 |
| 54 | Martin Horst | $168,000 |
| 54 | Blair Johnson | $168,000 |
| 54 | Thomas Allbritton | $168,000 |
| 54 | Christopher Cowen | $168,000 |
| 54 | Daniel Harmon | $168,000 |
| 59 | Miguel Arellano | $167,107 |
| 60 | Trent Thomas | $166,860 |
| 61 | Charon Williams | $166,622 |
| 62 | Noel Paramanantham | $165,510 |
| 63 | Varuna Singh | $164,580 |
| 64 | Craig Otto | $163,141 |
| 65 | Darwin Lankford | $160,000 |
| 66 | John George | $160,000 |
| 67 | Bobby Anderson | $158,000 |
| 68 | Mary Griss | $157,500 |
| 69 | John Cordary Jr. | $157,368 |
| 70 | Roger Beall | $157,084 |
| 71 | Samuel Salazar | $156,135 |
| 72 | John Hudspeth | $156,000 |
| 72 | Jeffrey Davis | $156,000 |
| 74 | Kristin Alexander | $155,988 |
| 75 | Leonard Reese | $154,716 |
| 76 | James Koch | $154,500 |
| 77 | Carol Luschen | $154,420 |
| 78 | Rex Costley | $153,600 |
| 79 | Jeffrey Bush | $153,360 |
| 80 | Benjamin Engelhardt | $152,832 |
| 81 | Elizabeth Hallmark | $152,500 |
| 82 | Dalton Pratt | $152,019 |
| 83 | Clayton Ripps | $150,000 |
| 83 | Michael Bolin | $150,000 |
| 83 | Jason Duncan | $150,000 |
| 83 | Joan Henderson | $150,000 |
| 83 | Enad Mahmoud | $150,000 |
| 83 | Alanna Bettis | $150,000 |
| 83 | Charles Benavidez | $150,000 |
| 83 | Jason Pike | $150,000 |
| 83 | Ryan Jackson | $150,000 |
| 83 | Michael Bryant | $150,000 |
| 83 | Jeffrey Harmon | $150,000 |
| 83 | Ana Mijares | $150,000 |
| 95 | Ugonna Ughanze | $149,690 |
| 96 | Gregory Cedillo | $149,460 |
| 97 | Lucio Vasquez | $149,347 |
| 98 | Ricardo Gonzalez | $149,208 |
| 99 | Brenan Honey | $148,920 |
| 100 | Norma Garza | $148,896 |
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