Texas Facilities Commission paid an average compensation of $55,603 during 2020, this was more than the public employee average of $51,794, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.
The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Brian Guthrie, who earned $754,275 as the executive director at the Teacher Retirement System.
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 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Novak | $177,982 |
| 2 | John Raff | $154,181 |
| 3 | Diane Jackson | $152,000 |
| 4 | Joel Speight | $135,000 |
| 5 | Marty Martinez | $130,000 |
| 6 | Sonya Etheridge | $125,000 |
| 6 | Stephen Foster | $125,000 |
| 8 | Marthisela Walsh | $120,877 |
| 9 | Craig Wingfield | $119,077 |
| 10 | Daniel Benjamin | $115,000 |
| 11 | Farshad Shahsavary | $110,036 |
| 12 | Martha Gamez-Smith | $110,000 |
| 13 | Janine Mays | $108,000 |
| 14 | Steven Halpin | $102,000 |
| 15 | Kristy Fierro | $100,000 |
| 16 | Julia Gribble | $99,976 |
| 17 | Mark Diaz | $99,860 |
| 18 | Robert Sandberg | $98,800 |
| 19 | Jay Franklin | $98,500 |
| 20 | Frederic Hall | $97,004 |
| 21 | Hossein Nezamabadi | $96,700 |
| 22 | Caesar Delao | $96,000 |
| 23 | George Wells | $95,000 |
| 24 | Matthew Groce | $95,000 |
| 25 | Martin Blair | $94,000 |
| 26 | Daniel Yen | $92,170 |
| 27 | Richard Gamino Jr. | $92,000 |
| 28 | James Overton | $91,945 |
| 29 | Dorothy Spearman | $91,545 |
| 30 | David Tarver | $91,297 |
| 31 | Michael Williams | $91,020 |
| 32 | Yolanda Strey | $91,008 |
| 33 | Richard Glancey | $91,000 |
| 34 | Guillermo Munoz | $90,000 |
| 34 | Kathryn Panak | $90,000 |
| 34 | Jonathan Conant | $90,000 |
| 34 | Davis Gayla Beckham | $90,000 |
| 34 | Walter Tacquard | $90,000 |
| 34 | Cheryl Taylor | $90,000 |
| 34 | Steven Brown | $90,000 |
| 34 | Prince Chavis | $90,000 |
| 34 | Willie Jones Jr. | $90,000 |
| 34 | William Knapp Jr. | $90,000 |
| 34 | Kevin Mathis | $90,000 |
| 45 | Miguel Morales | $88,500 |
| 46 | Joel Stokes | $88,008 |
| 47 | Joshua Porosky | $88,000 |
| 48 | Donna Steadman | $86,400 |
| 49 | Nientzu Hsia | $85,000 |
| 50 | James Gonzalez | $84,000 |
| 50 | John Hickson | $84,000 |
| 52 | Rafael Arredondo | $83,000 |
| 53 | Elma Velasco | $82,200 |
| 54 | Robert Kuykendall | $81,996 |
| 55 | Robert Schryer | $81,100 |
| 56 | Michelle Ash | $80,849 |
| 56 | Patrick Barry | $80,849 |
| 58 | Cassidy Galindo | $80,560 |
| 59 | Michael Barker | $80,040 |
| 60 | James Lacombe | $80,000 |
| 60 | Bailey Gonzalez | $80,000 |
| 62 | Pedro Garcia | $79,774 |
| 63 | Shonte Gordon | $78,953 |
| 64 | Kyle Howard | $78,000 |
| 65 | Jeffry Mullins | $76,012 |
| 66 | Morris Miller | $75,850 |
| 67 | Noreen Ozment | $75,000 |
| 67 | Ian Bishop | $75,000 |
| 67 | Nick Sultemeier | $75,000 |
| 67 | Joshua Weise | $75,000 |
| 67 | Teionne Woods | $75,000 |
| 67 | Kevin Hagood | $75,000 |
| 73 | Amanda Brainard | $73,356 |
| 74 | Veronica Perez | $72,000 |
| 74 | Josh Yang | $72,000 |
| 76 | Susan Robinson | $71,750 |
| 77 | Dragan Maric | $71,500 |
| 78 | Laura Mangalindan | $71,004 |
| 79 | Laura Hall | $70,320 |
| 80 | Mary Sacharnoski | $70,200 |
| 81 | Terry Aning | $70,000 |
| 81 | Megan Sim | $70,000 |
| 81 | Heidi Gonzales | $70,000 |
| 81 | James Hickman | $70,000 |
| 81 | James Howard | $70,000 |
| 86 | Danny Simms | $70,000 |
| 86 | Mario Sanchez | $70,000 |
| 86 | Mandy Burrell | $70,000 |
| 89 | Leslie Bowman | $69,778 |
| 90 | David Roes | $68,042 |
| 91 | Melissa Hill | $68,004 |
| 92 | Ivana Maric | $67,531 |
| 93 | Jon Smart | $65,846 |
| 94 | Carl Roell | $65,800 |
| 95 | Gregory Aulick | $65,525 |
| 96 | Francoise Luca | $65,100 |
| 97 | Anthony Ontiveros | $65,000 |
| 98 | Samuel Coonrod | $64,956 |
| 99 | Ofelia Matamoros | $64,774 |
| 100 | Rick Sosa | $64,493 |
