Texas Facilities Commission paid an average compensation of $58,526 during 2021, this was more than the public employee average of $55,188, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.
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 |
