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The highest paid public employee in Texas was James Willson, who earned $553,500 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 Employees Retirement System in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Tull | $450,000 |
| 2 | Porter Wilson | $316,117 |
| 3 | Robert Sessa | $275,228 |
| 4 | Leighton Shantz | $271,822 |
| 5 | Paula Jones | $250,000 |
| 5 | Catherine Terrell | $250,000 |
| 7 | John Streun | $246,966 |
| 8 | Sierra Perez Pablo De La | $230,952 |
| 9 | Ricardo Lyra | $228,404 |
| 10 | Peter Ehret | $217,057 |
| 11 | Carlos Chujoy | $209,201 |
| 12 | Diana Kongevick | $205,000 |
| 13 | Elizabeth Martin | $204,662 |
| 14 | Timothy Reynolds | $204,505 |
| 15 | Nancy Lippa | $203,385 |
| 16 | Ryan Cheryl Scott | $203,333 |
| 17 | Darren Hughes | $202,784 |
| 18 | Andrew Hodson | $199,939 |
| 19 | Anthony Curtiss | $198,685 |
| 20 | Brannon Andrews | $190,800 |
| 20 | Amanda Burleigh | $190,800 |
| 22 | Kelley Hewell | $185,004 |
| 23 | Gabrielle Schreiber | $180,274 |
| 24 | Davis Peacock | $175,341 |
| 25 | Michael Clements | $172,218 |
| 26 | Robert Wood Jr. | $170,923 |
| 27 | Jennifer Chambers | $170,000 |
| 28 | Charles Turner | $169,291 |
| 29 | Keith Lyons | $169,220 |
| 30 | Gaye Pharr | $167,000 |
| 31 | William Nail | $166,846 |
| 32 | Annie Xiao | $162,345 |
| 33 | Anthony Chavez | $161,270 |
| 34 | Panayiotis Lambropoulos | $159,215 |
| 35 | Amy Cureton | $157,756 |
| 36 | Seenfun Mok | $156,256 |
| 37 | Lauren Honza | $156,180 |
| 38 | Robin Hardaway | $155,000 |
| 39 | Cynthia Hamilton | $154,508 |
| 40 | Kenneth McDowell | $153,084 |
| 41 | George Lynch | $152,628 |
| 42 | David Lacy | $151,445 |
| 43 | Thomas Roberts | $150,360 |
| 44 | Andrew Okun | $149,688 |
| 45 | Nicholas Maffeo | $146,028 |
| 46 | Chineque Sterns | $144,000 |
| 47 | Leena Chaphekar | $143,312 |
| 47 | Ashley Collier | $143,312 |
| 49 | Georgina Bouton | $141,609 |
| 50 | David Wagenseller | $141,000 |
| 51 | Nancy McCarthy | $140,567 |
| 52 | Richard Inzunza | $140,070 |
| 53 | Ian Smith | $140,000 |
| 54 | Michael Shoop | $138,847 |
| 55 | Ryan Wilkinson | $138,843 |
| 56 | Thomas Williams | $138,161 |
| 57 | Man Chan | $135,567 |
| 58 | Joseph Knight | $134,544 |
| 59 | Robert Newhall | $133,468 |
| 60 | Mark Long | $133,064 |
| 61 | Benjamin Schuman | $132,140 |
| 62 | June Kim | $131,916 |
| 63 | Derek Sadowsky | $130,000 |
| 64 | Talal Qatato | $129,996 |
| 65 | Blaise Duran | $129,001 |
| 66 | Teofilo Bacungan Jr. | $128,962 |
| 67 | Keith Yawn | $124,488 |
| 68 | Srinivasa Singireddy | $124,142 |
| 69 | Aaron Hatt | $122,435 |
| 70 | Aaron Ismail | $122,400 |
| 71 | Mark Nelson | $122,394 |
| 72 | Andrew Tisinger | $121,980 |
| 73 | Kathryn Tesar | $121,307 |
| 74 | Bernie Hajovsky | $121,247 |
| 75 | Matthew Riemersma | $120,950 |
| 76 | Hau Yuan | $120,575 |
| 77 | Francis Barker | $120,000 |
| 77 | Michael Miller | $120,000 |
| 79 | Christy Davis | $117,165 |
| 80 | Wendy McAdams | $115,500 |
| 81 | Johnny Taylor | $114,941 |
| 82 | Joy Seth | $111,002 |
| 83 | Meagan Larson | $110,309 |
| 84 | Antonio Cardona | $110,197 |
| 85 | Lakshmi Priya Venkatesan | $109,072 |
| 86 | John Lovelace | $108,000 |
| 86 | James Wehmeyer | $108,000 |
| 88 | Tanice Palacios | $107,235 |
| 89 | Jose Deleon | $106,296 |
| 90 | Kathleen West | $106,251 |
| 91 | Landon Lill | $106,000 |
| 92 | Mary Wardlow | $105,421 |
| 93 | Laurie Kuehner | $105,072 |
| 94 | Richard Padmore | $104,878 |
| 95 | Mari Queller | $104,222 |
| 96 | Adriana Ballard | $103,944 |
| 97 | Jodi Contreras | $103,334 |
| 98 | Carol Chapnek | $102,752 |
| 99 | Nile Stork | $101,957 |
| 100 | Tressie Landry | $100,944 |
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