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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 Department of Information Resources in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Pier | $205,000 |
| 2 | Dale Richardson | $195,000 |
| 2 | Nicholas Villalpando | $195,000 |
| 2 | Hershel Becker | $195,000 |
| 5 | Amanda Crawford | $194,182 |
| 6 | Edward Kelly | $180,000 |
| 6 | Nancy Rainosek | $180,000 |
| 6 | John Hoffman | $180,000 |
| 9 | Lisa Jammer | $155,000 |
| 10 | Wayne Egeler | $154,342 |
| 11 | Sally Ward | $154,041 |
| 12 | Brady Vaughn | $150,000 |
| 12 | John Ellis | $150,000 |
| 12 | Endi Silva | $150,000 |
| 15 | Jennifer Buaas | $131,856 |
| 16 | Terese Shade | $130,348 |
| 17 | Suzanne Hilliard | $130,000 |
| 17 | Jeremy Wilson | $130,000 |
| 19 | Steve Pyle | $129,087 |
| 20 | Edathil Krishna Kumar Vellikkoth | $128,625 |
| 21 | Blue Lynn Hodde | $128,000 |
| 22 | John McKenzie | $127,995 |
| 23 | Paige Buechley | $126,880 |
| 24 | Neil Cooke | $126,000 |
| 25 | Mark Howard | $125,000 |
| 25 | Erik Freymuth | $125,000 |
| 27 | Gerardo Lopez | $124,334 |
| 28 | Jodie Erickson | $122,822 |
| 29 | Wendy Mazzurana | $121,963 |
| 30 | Brad Helbig | $120,656 |
| 31 | Colleen Whitney | $120,000 |
| 31 | Aiko Neill | $120,000 |
| 33 | Heidi Langdon | $116,640 |
| 34 | Phillip Clemens | $115,000 |
| 34 | Matthew Kelly | $115,000 |
| 36 | Nina Bozell | $114,480 |
| 37 | Raymond Bartek Jr. | $114,000 |
| 38 | Joe Poole | $113,421 |
| 39 | David Ballinger | $112,460 |
| 40 | Kenneth Myers | $111,688 |
| 41 | Cody Holland | $111,300 |
| 41 | Michael Malner | $111,300 |
| 43 | Gloria Rivera | $111,000 |
| 44 | Jonathan King | $110,000 |
| 45 | Amy Pfluger | $108,000 |
| 45 | Elizabeth Kirkwood | $108,000 |
| 45 | David Tucker | $108,000 |
| 48 | Thomas Niland | $106,126 |
| 49 | Melissa Knezevic | $105,000 |
| 49 | Debra Mosley | $105,000 |
| 51 | Michael Kersey | $104,067 |
| 52 | Elizabeth Perry | $103,491 |
| 52 | Yi Zhang | $103,491 |
| 54 | Timothy Eargle | $103,325 |
| 55 | Willie Adams | $103,043 |
| 56 | David Luna | $103,000 |
| 57 | Christopher David | $102,747 |
| 58 | Elizabeth Cooper | $102,500 |
| 59 | Monica Dirba | $102,000 |
| 60 | Eduardo Marquis | $100,695 |
| 61 | Linda Markey | $100,605 |
| 62 | William Fang | $100,508 |
| 63 | Meredith Noel | $100,374 |
| 64 | Jayne Weber | $100,000 |
| 64 | Andrew Campbell | $100,000 |
| 64 | James Guajardo | $100,000 |
| 64 | Joseph Bissonnette | $100,000 |
| 68 | Brian Hurdle | $99,750 |
| 69 | Guy Vachon | $98,175 |
| 70 | Yuge Zhou | $98,000 |
| 70 | Brittney Paylor | $98,000 |
| 72 | Issac Wilcher | $97,020 |
| 73 | Matthew Warmke | $95,988 |
| 74 | Weldon Echols | $95,605 |
| 75 | Tammi Powell | $95,550 |
| 76 | Mario Gutierrez | $95,277 |
| 77 | Randa Maldonado | $95,249 |
| 78 | Michelle Griffin | $95,000 |
| 79 | Patrick Larson | $94,904 |
| 80 | Marie Cohan | $94,547 |
| 81 | David Sims | $93,565 |
| 82 | Jennifer Neutzler | $93,156 |
| 83 | Mercedes Leal-Dominguez | $93,041 |
| 84 | Daniel Saucedo | $92,856 |
| 85 | Stephanie Harrison | $92,729 |
| 86 | Michael Malone | $92,680 |
| 87 | Daniel Otto | $92,028 |
| 88 | Matthew Hammock | $91,584 |
| 89 | Stuart Walsh | $91,366 |
| 90 | Adrian Marquez | $91,088 |
| 91 | Keith Chenoweth | $90,667 |
| 92 | Waqar Zaidi | $90,523 |
| 93 | Sheldy Starkes | $90,228 |
| 94 | Bruce Speyer | $90,030 |
| 95 | John Martellotto | $90,000 |
| 95 | Fredis Herrera | $90,000 |
| 95 | Brian Acklen | $90,000 |
| 95 | Sophia Shelton | $90,000 |
| 99 | Lysa Hastings | $89,832 |
| 100 | Sue Atkinson | $88,947 |
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