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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 Teacher Retirement System in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Guthrie | $754,275 |
| 2 | Jase Auby | $450,000 |
| 3 | Eric Lang | $392,000 |
| 4 | Dale West | $344,000 |
| 5 | Emerson Halstead | $332,643 |
| 6 | Heather Traeger | $325,000 |
| 7 | Neil Randall | $315,000 |
| 8 | James Nield | $307,000 |
| 8 | Ram Balachandran | $307,000 |
| 10 | Kimberly Carey | $306,000 |
| 11 | Sylvia Bell | $303,000 |
| 11 | Kathleen Hoffman | $303,000 |
| 13 | Grant Walker | $302,000 |
| 14 | John Gilbert | $290,658 |
| 15 | Carolyn Hansard | $290,000 |
| 15 | Andrew Roth | $290,000 |
| 17 | Ackeren Kenneth Van | $284,850 |
| 18 | Mark Albert | $282,353 |
| 19 | John Cosgrove | $282,333 |
| 20 | Denise Lopez | $271,320 |
| 21 | Joel Hinkhouse | $267,030 |
| 22 | Bernard Bozzelli | $265,000 |
| 23 | Shayne McGuire | $254,226 |
| 24 | Tamara Polewik | $247,200 |
| 25 | Michael Lazorik | $244,080 |
| 26 | Justin Wang | $240,000 |
| 27 | Dennis Gold | $239,200 |
| 28 | Bogdan Poustovoi | $235,689 |
| 29 | Donald Green | $235,635 |
| 30 | Ashley Baum | $235,400 |
| 31 | Ryan Zafereo | $235,000 |
| 32 | Jennifer Wenzel | $235,000 |
| 32 | Craig Rochette | $235,000 |
| 34 | Scott Ramsower | $234,150 |
| 35 | John Watkins | $233,756 |
| 36 | Stacey Peot | $232,652 |
| 37 | David Destefano | $232,568 |
| 38 | Shelby Morgan | $231,000 |
| 39 | William Arnold | $228,800 |
| 40 | Joseph Linn | $225,923 |
| 41 | Courtney Villalta | $223,500 |
| 42 | Deanna Buck | $221,450 |
| 43 | James Rogers | $219,500 |
| 44 | Bianca Green | $218,360 |
| 44 | Steven Poliner | $218,360 |
| 46 | Marissa Hogan | $217,388 |
| 47 | Mark Telschow | $216,581 |
| 48 | Daniel Judd | $216,200 |
| 49 | Matthew Halstead | $216,000 |
| 49 | William Carpenter | $216,000 |
| 51 | Jennifer Steiger | $215,270 |
| 51 | William Simmons | $215,270 |
| 53 | Joshua Morgan | $214,000 |
| 54 | Richard Campbell | $213,964 |
| 55 | Chris Cutler | $213,210 |
| 56 | Steven Wilson | $212,700 |
| 57 | Jean-Benoit Daumerie | $212,200 |
| 58 | Janet Bray | $212,176 |
| 59 | Katrina Daniel | $210,896 |
| 60 | Timothy Koek | $210,000 |
| 61 | Kirk Sims | $210,000 |
| 62 | Stephen Kim | $209,000 |
| 63 | Yu-Kung Chang | $208,000 |
| 64 | Barbara Pearson | $207,107 |
| 65 | Lourdes Llano | $207,000 |
| 66 | Mark Cassens | $206,585 |
| 67 | Rebecca Merrill | $205,700 |
| 68 | Jared Morris | $204,000 |
| 68 | Joyce Chow | $204,000 |
| 68 | Brendan Cooper | $204,000 |
| 71 | Francis Crown | $200,855 |
| 72 | Matthew Talbert | $200,000 |
| 72 | Derek Sbrogna | $200,000 |
| 72 | Kyle Schmidt | $200,000 |
| 72 | Wayne Speer | $200,000 |
| 76 | Marvin Henry | $197,600 |
| 77 | Pai Wu | $197,000 |
| 78 | Khoi Tran | $195,165 |
| 79 | Scott Gonsoulin | $195,000 |
| 80 | Merita Zoga | $192,523 |
| 81 | Alice McAfee | $192,150 |
| 81 | Kevin Wakley | $192,150 |
| 81 | Jessica Palvino | $192,150 |
| 84 | Donald Carter | $185,646 |
| 85 | Amanda Jenami | $185,000 |
| 86 | Janie Duarte | $185,000 |
| 87 | Kendall Courtney | $184,800 |
| 88 | Jaime Llano | $183,383 |
| 89 | Michael Phillips | $181,900 |
| 89 | Nichole Burnap | $181,900 |
| 91 | Frances Torres | $180,472 |
| 92 | Kyle Wynne | $180,000 |
| 93 | Billy Lowe | $178,268 |
| 94 | David Cox | $174,875 |
| 95 | Steven Peterson | $174,579 |
| 96 | Thomas Albright | $173,250 |
| 97 | Stephanie Daul | $173,250 |
| 98 | Kyle Weigum | $171,881 |
| 99 | Stephanie Perkins | $171,600 |
| 99 | William Howard | $171,600 |
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