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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 Texas Legislative Council in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Archer | $179,826 |
| 2 | Karina Davis | $175,000 |
| 3 | Kimberly Shields | $170,000 |
| 4 | John Marshall | $160,457 |
| 5 | Joe Diana | $150,000 |
| 6 | Janet Sullivan | $148,013 |
| 7 | Karen White | $142,350 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Thorne | $138,043 |
| 9 | Jennifer Sherrill | $136,127 |
| 10 | Jon Heining | $135,000 |
| 11 | Kristi Ayala | $133,367 |
| 11 | Pamela Moore | $133,367 |
| 13 | Shawn Harrison | $130,461 |
| 14 | Cynthia Gonzalez | $129,967 |
| 15 | Mathew Richardson | $128,186 |
| 16 | Jesse Sifuentez | $125,000 |
| 17 | Angela Alexander | $124,743 |
| 18 | Janell Hopkins | $123,796 |
| 19 | Kelly Lowe | $123,491 |
| 20 | Maria Breitschopf | $121,247 |
| 20 | Mark Kuster | $121,247 |
| 20 | Jennifer Stewart | $121,247 |
| 23 | Jeremy Pope | $119,337 |
| 24 | Yvonne Bush | $118,057 |
| 25 | Thomas Graser | $117,903 |
| 26 | Gregory Tingle | $117,865 |
| 27 | Kathryn Dunham | $117,757 |
| 28 | Debbie Elliott | $115,608 |
| 29 | Hugo Cisneros | $114,180 |
| 30 | Stephanie Freng | $112,993 |
| 31 | Cathleen Eady | $111,199 |
| 31 | Jennifer Jackson | $111,199 |
| 33 | Scott Loiselle | $109,761 |
| 34 | Tammy Edgerly | $108,366 |
| 35 | Kris Doerr | $108,110 |
| 36 | Kathryn Ramsey | $105,000 |
| 37 | Nelissa Conners | $104,776 |
| 37 | Krissie Farmer | $104,776 |
| 39 | Eric Lavagni | $104,268 |
| 40 | David Lemons | $104,007 |
| 41 | Michele Trepagnier | $103,319 |
| 42 | Chad Miculek | $101,332 |
| 43 | Marsha Foss-Krumrey | $101,253 |
| 44 | Charles King | $100,385 |
| 45 | Russell Anderson | $100,274 |
| 46 | Carey Eskridge | $100,000 |
| 46 | Shakira Pumphrey | $100,000 |
| 48 | Samuel Davenport | $99,277 |
| 49 | Brett Ferguson | $98,487 |
| 50 | Alexander Kimball | $98,407 |
| 51 | Patricia Swiderski | $97,915 |
| 52 | Colin Gormley | $97,294 |
| 53 | Michael Curtis | $97,013 |
| 54 | Jessica Connaughton | $96,903 |
| 55 | Stacy Bergendahl | $96,294 |
| 55 | Gabriel Brake | $96,294 |
| 57 | John Mistrot | $96,293 |
| 58 | William Dean | $95,962 |
| 59 | Gang Huang | $95,807 |
| 60 | Patrick Huey | $95,300 |
| 61 | Sabina Mills | $95,104 |
| 62 | Sara Trinkle | $95,037 |
| 63 | Kathy Clarkson | $95,000 |
| 64 | Renee Kingsland | $94,914 |
| 65 | Michael Talajkowski | $94,795 |
| 66 | Jack Burke III | $94,677 |
| 66 | Christopher Clapham | $94,677 |
| 66 | Jessica Coulter | $94,677 |
| 66 | Mark Wimmer | $94,677 |
| 66 | Allison Zaby | $94,677 |
| 71 | Carlos Galvan | $94,646 |
| 72 | Heather Strain | $94,296 |
| 73 | Charles Hare | $94,208 |
| 74 | Daniel Goodwin | $93,222 |
| 75 | Craig O'Brien | $93,000 |
| 76 | Daniel Gaddis | $92,894 |
| 77 | Julie Calhoun | $92,000 |
| 78 | Mark Barrington | $91,750 |
| 79 | Jeffrey Hill | $91,400 |
| 80 | Amaresh Mirwani | $89,359 |
| 81 | Jeremy Pehl | $89,191 |
| 82 | Bhavika Chauhan | $88,000 |
| 83 | Brent Nations | $87,800 |
| 84 | Michael Caesar | $87,391 |
| 85 | John West | $87,300 |
| 86 | Rebecca Garcia | $86,861 |
| 87 | Stephen Cox II | $86,244 |
| 88 | Stephen Loomis | $86,013 |
| 88 | Adam Moses | $86,013 |
| 88 | Joseph Ritchick | $86,013 |
| 88 | Kristine Rodriguez | $86,013 |
| 88 | Meaghan Walsh | $86,013 |
| 93 | Jared May | $85,500 |
| 94 | Patrick MacGran | $85,444 |
| 95 | Koy Livingston | $85,308 |
| 96 | Brian Wheat | $85,000 |
| 97 | Crayton Hickey | $84,688 |
| 98 | Denise Rivera | $84,400 |
| 99 | Hector Saldana | $84,058 |
| 100 | Thomas Peirce | $83,111 |
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