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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 Texas Military Department in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy Norris | $191,357 |
| 1 | Thomas Suelzer | $191,357 |
| 3 | Monie Ulis | $158,220 |
| 4 | Shelia Taylor | $149,000 |
| 5 | James Brown | $147,000 |
| 6 | William Duff | $128,400 |
| 7 | Melissa Higgins | $120,000 |
| 8 | Melissa Harden | $115,008 |
| 9 | Brian Stevens | $111,540 |
| 10 | William Childs | $103,008 |
| 10 | Manuel Perez | $103,008 |
| 12 | Lindsey Trucinski | $102,000 |
| 13 | Crystal Bryant | $100,000 |
| 14 | Arthur Garibay | $99,225 |
| 15 | Gerald Darren Fitz | $98,406 |
| 16 | Frank Oduro | $98,400 |
| 17 | Jim Ray Jr. | $96,720 |
| 18 | Rodney Fetterolf | $96,618 |
| 19 | David Boucher | $95,108 |
| 20 | Denis Feary | $93,434 |
| 21 | Gabriel Simonds | $92,220 |
| 22 | Robert Crow | $90,000 |
| 23 | Bruce Anderson | $89,460 |
| 24 | Guy Schultz | $88,275 |
| 25 | Gregory Whiting | $88,259 |
| 26 | Dedra Dahl | $88,229 |
| 27 | Nathan Haselhorst | $85,200 |
| 28 | Elsa Benavidez-Munoz | $84,000 |
| 28 | John Kandis Jr. | $84,000 |
| 28 | Santina Saxby | $84,000 |
| 28 | Cheryl Craft | $84,000 |
| 32 | Leon McCowan | $83,953 |
| 33 | Johnny Gately | $83,940 |
| 34 | David Rolbiecki | $83,622 |
| 35 | Thomas Loftis | $83,124 |
| 36 | Howard Moody | $82,964 |
| 37 | John Veracruz | $82,800 |
| 38 | Randall Davis | $82,032 |
| 39 | Blake Taliaferro | $80,972 |
| 40 | Truett Rogers | $80,730 |
| 40 | Daniel Popp | $80,730 |
| 42 | David De Mers | $80,400 |
| 43 | Robin Howard | $80,256 |
| 44 | Shelley Smith | $78,840 |
| 45 | Robby Sullivan | $78,376 |
| 46 | Michael Banks | $78,000 |
| 46 | Amanda Meyer | $78,000 |
| 48 | Robert Finley | $77,772 |
| 49 | Loraine Guillen | $77,769 |
| 50 | Christopher Sweeney | $77,040 |
| 50 | Monroe Wade | $77,040 |
| 52 | Thakuri Nirjana Shahi | $76,800 |
| 53 | Robert Biberston | $75,965 |
| 54 | Linda Brown | $75,801 |
| 55 | Ardis Harden | $75,600 |
| 56 | Johnny Porras | $75,549 |
| 57 | Ruben Alonzo | $75,000 |
| 57 | Eric Vining | $75,000 |
| 59 | Dennis Goode | $74,778 |
| 60 | Le Peterson | $74,340 |
| 61 | Patrick Yonnone | $74,232 |
| 62 | Leslie Gervais | $73,956 |
| 63 | Roble Morales | $73,800 |
| 64 | Erik Matthies | $73,788 |
| 65 | Scott Kingsley | $73,500 |
| 66 | Cynthia Reyes | $73,080 |
| 67 | Jemott Dennard | $72,790 |
| 68 | Amy Parker | $72,767 |
| 69 | Margaret Rivera | $72,758 |
| 70 | Rogelio Vargas | $72,077 |
| 71 | Katherine Evans | $72,075 |
| 72 | Tamika Flowers-Evans | $72,000 |
| 72 | Michael Ritchie | $72,000 |
| 72 | Rodrick Cannon | $72,000 |
| 72 | Thomas Myers | $72,000 |
| 72 | Janet Williams | $72,000 |
| 77 | Herbert Praskey | $71,688 |
| 78 | Jordy Nolan | $71,400 |
| 78 | Orrin Spence | $71,400 |
| 80 | Teresa McMillan | $71,280 |
| 81 | Yezenia Trevino | $71,232 |
| 82 | Robert Burke | $71,069 |
| 83 | Gary Alford | $71,028 |
| 84 | Pakiza Butler | $70,560 |
| 85 | Dario Hearns | $70,499 |
| 86 | Clifford Wilhoit | $70,452 |
| 87 | Audrey Foushee | $70,221 |
| 88 | Leslie Ornelas | $70,212 |
| 88 | Bernie Garza | $70,212 |
| 90 | Jamie Cannone | $70,000 |
| 91 | Eric Morley | $69,960 |
| 92 | Paul Izyk | $69,915 |
| 93 | Carol Bruce | $69,760 |
| 94 | Elizabeth Bortolussi | $69,600 |
| 94 | Rhonda Gips | $69,600 |
| 96 | Yamunalinie Pathmanathan | $69,414 |
| 97 | Monica Delgado | $69,336 |
| 98 | Wayne Strebe | $69,303 |
| 99 | Allyson Allen | $69,216 |
| 100 | Kelvin Bell | $69,151 |
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