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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 Library and Archives Commission in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloria Meraz | $148,197 |
| 2 | Donna Osborne | $125,583 |
| 3 | Sarah Swanson | $120,960 |
| 4 | Craig Kelso | $103,000 |
| 5 | Diane Chubb | $101,673 |
| 6 | Jennifer Peters | $93,442 |
| 7 | Sarah Jacobson | $90,846 |
| 8 | Michael Ford | $88,608 |
| 9 | Vanessa Siordia | $83,664 |
| 10 | Danielle Plumer | $78,456 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Philippi | $73,788 |
| 12 | Katherine Adelberg | $73,701 |
| 13 | Rebecca Jaeger-Cannon | $72,789 |
| 14 | Erica McCormick | $70,560 |
| 15 | Cynthia Fisher | $70,185 |
| 16 | Karen McElfresh | $68,670 |
| 17 | Mark Myers | $67,849 |
| 18 | Megan Carey | $65,760 |
| 19 | Alana Inman | $65,524 |
| 20 | Patrick Lloyd | $64,992 |
| 21 | Henry Stokes | $64,710 |
| 22 | Bethany Wilson | $64,570 |
| 23 | Naomi Ditullio | $63,224 |
| 24 | Sara Hayes | $62,858 |
| 25 | Joshua Clark | $61,273 |
| 26 | Jennifer Ronsen | $61,257 |
| 26 | Stacey Hathaway-Bell | $61,257 |
| 28 | Louis Georgalas | $61,200 |
| 29 | Ann Griffith | $60,701 |
| 30 | Laura Tadena | $60,638 |
| 31 | Stephen Lewis | $60,146 |
| 32 | Christina Taylor | $60,000 |
| 32 | Rebecca Romanchuk | $60,000 |
| 32 | Pamela Rodriguez | $60,000 |
| 32 | Vincent Connick | $60,000 |
| 32 | Tonia Wood | $60,000 |
| 37 | Zachary Bruton | $59,400 |
| 37 | Maria Freed | $59,400 |
| 39 | Arturo Villarreal Jr. | $59,275 |
| 40 | Brian Thomas | $58,382 |
| 41 | Kathleen Walls | $58,079 |
| 42 | Erica Rice | $57,900 |
| 43 | Brian Black | $57,576 |
| 44 | Michael Brown | $56,400 |
| 45 | Valicia Greenwood | $56,396 |
| 46 | Steven Kantner | $56,026 |
| 47 | Susan Floyd | $55,546 |
| 48 | Rebekah Manley | $52,849 |
| 49 | Jo Ann Ramirez | $52,845 |
| 50 | Jansie Martin | $52,836 |
| 51 | Jessica Tucker | $52,526 |
| 52 | Oscar Munoz | $52,432 |
| 53 | Maria Garza | $52,256 |
| 54 | Michael Avila | $52,143 |
| 55 | Clinton Drake | $51,984 |
| 55 | Saima Kadir | $51,984 |
| 57 | Jaclyn Owusu | $51,600 |
| 58 | Diana Rivera | $51,547 |
| 59 | Louis Gonzales | $50,400 |
| 59 | Heather Hamilton | $50,400 |
| 61 | Peggy Price | $50,367 |
| 62 | Suzanne Holman | $50,366 |
| 63 | Caitlin Burhans | $50,034 |
| 64 | Hector Cleaveland | $49,731 |
| 65 | Guffie Robinson | $49,596 |
| 66 | Joslyn Ceasar | $49,500 |
| 67 | Robinann Vilches | $49,164 |
| 68 | Laura Moore | $48,229 |
| 69 | Sylvia Perry | $47,233 |
| 70 | Lisa Meisch | $46,825 |
| 71 | Geegana Wickremasiri | $46,800 |
| 72 | Laura Norris | $46,375 |
| 72 | John Berkeland | $46,375 |
| 74 | Marshall Hernandez | $46,158 |
| 75 | Christine Biscoe | $45,993 |
| 76 | Jacqueline Jacobs | $45,600 |
| 77 | Richard Gilreath | $45,024 |
| 77 | Caroline Jones | $45,024 |
| 77 | Angela Swift | $45,024 |
| 77 | Traci Cecile Reece | $45,024 |
| 77 | Tiffany Criswell | $45,024 |
| 82 | Kayleigh Matheson | $45,000 |
| 82 | Sheila Hubertus | $45,000 |
| 82 | Michelle Johnson | $45,000 |
| 85 | Kathy Mott | $44,211 |
| 86 | Brianna Cochran | $44,100 |
| 87 | Bobby French | $43,759 |
| 88 | Yvonne Petreczko | $43,679 |
| 89 | Anne Poulos | $43,500 |
| 89 | Rebecca Hanna | $43,500 |
| 91 | Jacqueline Lustig | $43,260 |
| 92 | Scott McDonald | $42,901 |
| 93 | Rebecca Helton | $42,380 |
| 94 | Tomas Mendez Jr. | $42,372 |
| 95 | Jonathan Gibbs | $42,000 |
| 96 | Tazabinesh Yilma | $41,724 |
| 97 | Michael Gonzalez | $41,659 |
| 98 | Lauren Davis | $40,950 |
| 99 | Jessica Balandran | $40,800 |
| 99 | Alexis Hostetter | $40,800 |
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