Public Utility Commission of Texas paid an average compensation of $85,247 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 Public Utility Commission of Texas in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constance Corona | $205,000 |
| 1 | Stephen Journeay | $205,000 |
| 3 | James Glotfelty | $201,000 |
| 3 | Peter Lake | $201,000 |
| 3 | Lori Cobos | $201,000 |
| 3 | James McAdams | $201,000 |
| 7 | Thomas Gleeson | $200,000 |
| 8 | Rachelle Robles | $170,000 |
| 9 | Rebecca Zerwas | $170,000 |
| 9 | Philip English | $170,000 |
| 11 | Benter Tammy Holguin | $150,000 |
| 11 | Richard Burch | $150,000 |
| 13 | Darryl Tietjen | $150,000 |
| 13 | Keith Rogas | $150,000 |
| 15 | David Smeltzer | $150,000 |
| 16 | Hunter Burkhalter | $140,000 |
| 16 | Mark Hovenkamp | $140,000 |
| 16 | Shelah Cisneros | $140,000 |
| 19 | Tara Rejino | $135,000 |
| 19 | David Gordon | $135,000 |
| 21 | Virginia Stephens | $130,000 |
| 22 | Thomas Hunter | $126,700 |
| 23 | Rustin Tawater | $120,000 |
| 23 | Charles Bondurant | $120,000 |
| 23 | Angela Wolf | $120,000 |
| 26 | Creighton McMurray | $120,000 |
| 26 | Jonathan Oliver | $120,000 |
| 26 | William Abbott | $120,000 |
| 26 | Anna Givens | $120,000 |
| 26 | Therese Harris | $120,000 |
| 31 | Kasey Feldman-Thomason | $110,000 |
| 31 | Smith Gina Misquez | $110,000 |
| 31 | Michael Hoke | $110,000 |
| 34 | Raymond Walker | $110,000 |
| 35 | Harika Basaran | $100,000 |
| 35 | Mark Filarowicz | $100,000 |
| 35 | Robert Haguewood | $100,000 |
| 35 | Robert Parish | $100,000 |
| 35 | Parrish Pratt | $100,000 |
| 35 | Shawnee Claiborn-Pinto | $100,000 |
| 35 | Kristen Mendoza | $100,000 |
| 42 | Jay Stone | $99,900 |
| 43 | Celia Eaves | $98,800 |
| 44 | Adrian Hazard | $95,750 |
| 45 | Heidi Graham | $95,000 |
| 45 | David Hrncir | $95,000 |
| 47 | Van Moreland | $94,000 |
| 48 | Mary Beck | $93,800 |
| 49 | James Coffman | $93,000 |
| 49 | Bruce Westmoreland | $93,000 |
| 51 | Jessica Lance | $92,000 |
| 51 | John Kelly | $92,000 |
| 53 | Jesus Morales Jr. | $91,000 |
| 54 | Jenna King | $90,000 |
| 55 | Ian Groetsch | $90,000 |
| 55 | Werner Roth | $90,000 |
| 57 | Isaac Ta | $88,000 |
| 57 | Rastogi Rama Singh | $88,000 |
| 59 | Lisa Fuentes | $87,700 |
| 60 | Katie Marx | $85,000 |
| 60 | Emily Sears | $85,000 |
| 60 | Christina Denmark | $85,000 |
| 60 | Ramya Ramaswamy | $85,000 |
| 60 | John Poole | $85,000 |
| 65 | Patricia Garcia | $82,000 |
| 66 | Stephen Mendoza | $81,000 |
| 66 | Jorge Ordonez | $81,000 |
| 68 | Gregory Siemankowski | $80,004 |
| 69 | Kavitha Anandan | $80,000 |
| 70 | John Harrison | $80,000 |
| 70 | Kevin Bartz | $80,000 |
| 70 | William Lehmann | $80,000 |
| 73 | Richard Saldana | $78,000 |
| 73 | MacKenzie Nunez | $78,000 |
| 75 | Courtney Dean | $77,000 |
| 76 | Ruth Stark | $76,956 |
| 77 | Harold Kohl | $76,000 |
| 77 | Brady Cox | $76,000 |
| 79 | James Kelsaw Jr. | $75,600 |
| 80 | Grace Lager | $75,000 |
| 80 | Merritt Lander | $75,000 |
| 80 | Leila Guerrero | $75,000 |
| 80 | Nima Momtahan | $75,000 |
| 80 | Tsungirirai Gotora | $75,000 |
| 80 | Lorenzo Garcia | $75,000 |
| 86 | Cynthia Guerrero | $74,200 |
| 87 | Garcia Alfonso Hernandez | $74,000 |
| 88 | Onyinyechi Anaele | $74,000 |
| 88 | Canto Adrian Narvaez | $74,000 |
| 88 | Scott Miles | $74,000 |
| 88 | Jasmin Augustus | $74,000 |
| 88 | Austin Spraetz | $74,000 |
| 88 | Forrest Smith | $74,000 |
| 94 | Gary Horton Jr. | $73,000 |
| 94 | Tracy Montes | $73,000 |
| 94 | Komal Patel | $73,000 |
| 97 | Alexander Scheifler | $72,000 |
| 97 | Fred Bednarski III | $72,000 |
| 97 | Alison Smith | $72,000 |
| 97 | Mariah Benson | $72,000 |
