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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 Military Department in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy Norris | $191,357 |
| 2 | Dawn Ferrell | $163,829 |
| 3 | Gregory Chaney | $158,220 |
| 4 | Shelia Taylor | $149,000 |
| 5 | James Brown | $147,000 |
| 6 | Thomas Suelzer | $136,752 |
| 7 | Robert MacFarland | $125,004 |
| 8 | William Duff | $120,000 |
| 9 | Jimmy Horst | $109,512 |
| 10 | Melissa Harden | $105,000 |
| 11 | William Childs | $103,008 |
| 11 | Teresa Feild | $103,008 |
| 13 | Brian Stevens | $101,400 |
| 14 | Arthur Garibay | $99,225 |
| 15 | Gerald Darren Fitz | $98,406 |
| 16 | Janet Truzinski | $96,720 |
| 16 | Scott Sterriker | $96,720 |
| 18 | Rodney Fetterolf | $96,618 |
| 19 | David Boucher | $95,108 |
| 20 | Denis Feary | $93,434 |
| 21 | Jim Ray Jr. | $92,487 |
| 22 | Robert Crow | $90,000 |
| 23 | Frank Oduro | $89,967 |
| 23 | Robert Ott | $89,967 |
| 25 | Marcy Weldin | $88,500 |
| 26 | Gregory Whiting | $88,259 |
| 27 | Dedra Dahl | $88,229 |
| 28 | Crystal Bryant | $88,200 |
| 29 | Joysa Wannas | $87,000 |
| 29 | Gabriel Simonds | $87,000 |
| 31 | Bruce Anderson | $85,200 |
| 32 | Susana Rivera | $84,004 |
| 33 | John Kandis Jr. | $84,000 |
| 33 | Perry Ball | $84,000 |
| 33 | Elsa Benavidez-Munoz | $84,000 |
| 33 | Melissa Higgins | $84,000 |
| 37 | Leon McCowan | $83,953 |
| 38 | Johnny Gately | $83,940 |
| 39 | David Rolbiecki | $83,622 |
| 40 | Mark McHargue | $83,000 |
| 41 | John Veracruz | $82,800 |
| 42 | Guy Schultz | $82,500 |
| 43 | Randall Davis | $82,032 |
| 44 | Paul Serna | $81,900 |
| 45 | Adam Samuels | $81,600 |
| 46 | Blake Taliaferro | $80,972 |
| 47 | Truett Rogers | $80,730 |
| 48 | Thomas Loftis | $80,703 |
| 49 | David De Mers | $80,400 |
| 50 | Robin Howard | $80,256 |
| 51 | Shelley Smith | $78,840 |
| 52 | Robby Sullivan | $78,376 |
| 53 | Michael Banks | $78,000 |
| 53 | Amanda Meyer | $78,000 |
| 53 | Daniel Popp | $78,000 |
| 53 | Manisha Sawant | $78,000 |
| 57 | Robert Finley | $77,772 |
| 58 | Howard Moody | $77,537 |
| 59 | Monroe Wade | $77,040 |
| 59 | Christopher Sweeney | $77,040 |
| 61 | Cheryl Craft | $76,800 |
| 62 | Laura Lopez | $76,471 |
| 63 | Linda Brown | $75,801 |
| 64 | Ardis Harden | $75,600 |
| 65 | Joy Kristen Mt | $75,265 |
| 66 | Ruben Alonzo | $75,000 |
| 66 | Brian Menard | $75,000 |
| 66 | Nina Shelat | $75,000 |
| 69 | Dennis Goode | $74,778 |
| 70 | Patrick Yonnone | $74,232 |
| 71 | Leslie Gervais | $73,956 |
| 72 | Scott Kingsley | $73,500 |
| 73 | Lanette Thaler | $73,200 |
| 74 | Cynthia Reyes | $73,080 |
| 75 | Jemott Dennard | $72,790 |
| 76 | Amy Parker | $72,767 |
| 77 | Timothy Leviston | $72,706 |
| 78 | Robert Seyller | $72,380 |
| 79 | Katherine Evans | $72,075 |
| 80 | Thomas Myers | $72,000 |
| 80 | Santina Saxby | $72,000 |
| 82 | Herbert Praskey | $71,688 |
| 83 | Robert Biberston | $71,665 |
| 84 | Jordy Nolan | $71,400 |
| 84 | Orrin Spence | $71,400 |
| 86 | Paul Welborn | $71,238 |
| 87 | Loraine Guillen | $71,150 |
| 88 | Johnny Porras | $71,104 |
| 89 | Robert Burke | $71,069 |
| 90 | Gary Alford | $71,028 |
| 91 | Erik Matthies | $70,961 |
| 92 | Vicky Lopez | $70,800 |
| 92 | Le Peterson | $70,800 |
| 94 | Dario Hearns | $70,499 |
| 95 | Clifford Wilhoit | $70,452 |
| 96 | Jane Farabaugh | $70,221 |
| 97 | Jamie Cannone | $70,000 |
| 98 | Eric Morley | $69,960 |
| 99 | Rhonda Gips | $69,600 |
| 100 | Yamunalinie Pathmanathan | $69,414 |
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