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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 Lottery Commission in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Fernandez | $228,775 |
| 1 | Katheryn Pyka | $228,775 |
| 3 | Robert Biard | $224,930 |
| 4 | Gary Grief | $213,344 |
| 5 | Robert Tirloni | $189,069 |
| 6 | Ryan Mindell | $187,425 |
| 7 | George Rogers | $179,130 |
| 8 | Kelly Stuckey | $160,361 |
| 9 | Nelda Trevino | $156,256 |
| 10 | Lea Garey | $152,629 |
| 11 | Janice Thomas | $152,082 |
| 12 | Joan Kotal | $149,464 |
| 13 | Deanne Rienstra | $148,533 |
| 14 | Raymond Page | $145,728 |
| 15 | James Carney | $142,052 |
| 16 | Mario Valdez | $137,178 |
| 17 | Sarah Johnson | $137,000 |
| 18 | Senthilkumar Karunanidhi | $130,971 |
| 19 | James Lown | $129,783 |
| 20 | Debbie Pina | $128,468 |
| 21 | Amy Swartz | $127,232 |
| 22 | Thomas Hanson | $125,000 |
| 23 | Anny Varghese | $123,128 |
| 24 | Michael Stoddard | $121,388 |
| 25 | Angela Zgabay-Zgarba | $118,516 |
| 26 | David Veselka | $118,184 |
| 27 | Michael Nichols | $118,083 |
| 28 | Gregory Martinez | $117,333 |
| 29 | Tyler Vance | $116,813 |
| 29 | Kyle Wolfe | $116,813 |
| 31 | Conchita Daniel | $116,194 |
| 32 | Melissa Villasenor | $115,386 |
| 33 | Heidi Moreno | $114,285 |
| 34 | Raul Flandes | $112,290 |
| 35 | Angie Bland | $109,962 |
| 36 | Teresa Edwards | $107,889 |
| 37 | Veda Hickman | $105,924 |
| 38 | Julie Terrell | $103,491 |
| 39 | Eric Williams | $102,625 |
| 40 | Frederick Reinig | $101,819 |
| 41 | Jason Cannaday | $100,479 |
| 42 | Fattah Elyabouri | $100,206 |
| 43 | Dale Bowersock | $100,193 |
| 44 | David Graves | $100,008 |
| 45 | Lauren Callahan | $100,000 |
| 46 | Scott Semegran | $99,350 |
| 47 | Andrew Leeper | $97,022 |
| 48 | Xiaomei Liu | $96,782 |
| 49 | Stephanie Farinelli | $96,756 |
| 50 | Daniel Heinz | $96,720 |
| 51 | Ting Zhou | $96,096 |
| 52 | John Graham | $94,962 |
| 53 | Janani Rajagopalan | $94,555 |
| 54 | Co Ngo | $91,309 |
| 55 | Tamatha Boddy | $91,252 |
| 56 | Rene McCoy | $90,977 |
| 57 | Sheila Sanchez | $90,393 |
| 58 | Mary Simpson | $90,384 |
| 59 | Lisa Glenn | $90,032 |
| 60 | Philip Bates | $89,575 |
| 61 | Suzanne Robinson | $89,435 |
| 62 | Jami Dudley | $89,427 |
| 63 | Pamela Wood | $88,759 |
| 64 | Albert Lubker | $88,717 |
| 65 | Cynthia Goodwin | $88,400 |
| 66 | Jeffery Manners | $88,371 |
| 67 | Anthony Vela | $88,201 |
| 68 | Annika Guarnero | $86,206 |
| 69 | Marianne McIntyre | $85,766 |
| 70 | William Russ | $85,000 |
| 71 | Teresa Fuentes | $84,474 |
| 72 | Cylinda Dominguez | $84,346 |
| 73 | Michael Wooten | $84,000 |
| 74 | Vivian Cohn | $83,298 |
| 75 | Michelle Glass | $82,631 |
| 76 | Anthony Kozak | $82,091 |
| 77 | Tammy Williams | $81,918 |
| 78 | Clay Kidd | $81,716 |
| 79 | Joy Bishop | $80,856 |
| 80 | Brenda Carrales | $80,527 |
| 81 | Jennifer Jones | $80,119 |
| 82 | Sylvia McPherson | $80,080 |
| 83 | William Ashlock | $80,000 |
| 84 | Amy Snell | $79,743 |
| 85 | Michelle Byrd | $79,228 |
| 86 | Diana Cullen | $78,953 |
| 86 | Deborah Easley | $78,953 |
| 86 | Merry Mendoza | $78,953 |
| 86 | Tia Pair | $78,953 |
| 90 | Wilfred Pitre | $78,949 |
| 91 | Aakash Bhuta | $78,750 |
| 92 | Roger Prather | $78,338 |
| 93 | Phil Huckabee | $77,986 |
| 94 | Carlos Salinas | $77,812 |
| 95 | Brandon Rylee | $77,459 |
| 96 | Debbie Jamieson | $76,825 |
| 97 | Carrie Curtis | $76,188 |
| 98 | Annaliesa Perez | $76,164 |
| 99 | Dana Ross | $75,702 |
| 100 | Iris Medina | $75,572 |
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