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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 Historical Commission in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Wolfe | $156,652 |
| 2 | Joseph Bell | $131,830 |
| 3 | Tol Miller | $122,330 |
| 4 | Bradford Patterson | $108,620 |
| 5 | Lynn Ward | $108,620 |
| 6 | Charles Sadnick III | $108,611 |
| 7 | Christopher Florance | $103,469 |
| 8 | Vaughn Aldredge | $103,121 |
| 9 | Robert Huggins | $101,858 |
| 10 | Floy Graham | $100,100 |
| 11 | Harold Reed | $97,498 |
| 12 | Anjali Zutshi | $96,482 |
| 13 | Jada Louhela | $93,108 |
| 14 | Donald Firsching | $90,746 |
| 15 | Bradford Jones | $90,000 |
| 15 | Jimmy Cruse | $90,000 |
| 17 | Busch Ellen Cone | $88,800 |
| 18 | Andrew Campbell | $87,691 |
| 19 | William Irwin | $87,600 |
| 20 | Rim Schreiber | $86,400 |
| 21 | Joy Nathan | $85,600 |
| 22 | Darryl Gaona | $84,000 |
| 22 | Susan Tietz | $84,000 |
| 24 | Steve Green | $82,032 |
| 25 | David Crawley | $81,000 |
| 26 | Mary Brickley | $78,953 |
| 27 | Rorie Cartier | $77,736 |
| 28 | Jonathan Failor | $77,475 |
| 29 | William Martin | $77,184 |
| 30 | Debra Drescher | $76,827 |
| 31 | Michelle Valek | $74,964 |
| 32 | Karen Sands | $74,375 |
| 33 | Gregory Smith | $74,013 |
| 34 | Eva Osborne | $73,500 |
| 35 | Laura Denormandie | $72,780 |
| 35 | Britten Barr | $72,780 |
| 37 | Jeffrey Durst | $72,723 |
| 38 | Jeffrey Wolfson | $72,000 |
| 39 | Linda Miller | $71,637 |
| 40 | Amy Borgens | $71,633 |
| 41 | James Malanaphy | $71,400 |
| 42 | Christopher Elliott | $71,400 |
| 43 | Lisa Harvell | $71,223 |
| 44 | Tiffany Osburn | $70,835 |
| 45 | Sarah Page | $69,000 |
| 46 | Christina Duve | $68,913 |
| 47 | Henry Hodges Jr. | $68,801 |
| 48 | Harold Simon-Hassell | $68,796 |
| 49 | Lydia Woods-Boone | $67,920 |
| 50 | Angela Reed | $67,486 |
| 51 | Robert McAuley | $66,998 |
| 51 | Jason Smith | $66,998 |
| 51 | Mitchell Baird | $66,998 |
| 54 | Amy Hammons | $66,189 |
| 55 | Alan Cox | $66,150 |
| 56 | Laura Casey | $65,720 |
| 57 | Robert Brinkman | $65,593 |
| 58 | Justin Kockritz | $65,340 |
| 59 | Justin Minsker | $65,000 |
| 59 | Brandon Vos | $65,000 |
| 61 | Stepheni Perkins | $64,800 |
| 62 | Caroline Wright | $63,901 |
| 63 | Will Cradduck | $63,600 |
| 64 | Jamie Ross | $63,300 |
| 65 | Megan Koch | $62,594 |
| 66 | Patrick Hughey | $62,489 |
| 67 | Judy George-Garza | $62,458 |
| 68 | Christian Acevedo | $62,400 |
| 69 | Lisa Hart | $62,040 |
| 70 | Rebecca Shelton | $61,836 |
| 71 | Jennifer McWilliams | $61,781 |
| 72 | Jeffry Harris | $61,500 |
| 72 | Marsha Hendrix | $61,500 |
| 72 | Anthony Souther | $61,500 |
| 72 | John Akers | $61,500 |
| 76 | Michael Lebens | $61,200 |
| 77 | Elizabeth Neumann | $61,051 |
| 78 | Cynthia Evans | $60,819 |
| 78 | James Lea | $60,819 |
| 80 | Teresa Caldwell | $60,711 |
| 81 | Valerie Magolan | $60,705 |
| 82 | Theresa Wenske | $60,689 |
| 83 | Arlo McKee | $60,664 |
| 83 | Maggie Moore | $60,664 |
| 85 | Carlyn Hammons | $60,494 |
| 86 | Roland Pantermuehl | $60,258 |
| 87 | Maria Rosas | $60,000 |
| 87 | Lorelei Willett | $60,000 |
| 87 | Stephen Cure | $60,000 |
| 90 | Katie Cukerbaum | $59,513 |
| 91 | Abel Martinez | $59,473 |
| 92 | Charles Peveto | $59,123 |
| 93 | Julian Sitters | $58,897 |
| 94 | Marie Archambeault | $58,896 |
| 95 | Brian Sukiennik | $58,846 |
| 96 | Paula Rhodes | $58,744 |
| 97 | Dori Zapata | $58,590 |
| 98 | Donna McCarver | $58,399 |
| 99 | Amanda McVay | $58,388 |
| 99 | Cody Mobley | $58,388 |
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