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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 Department Of Transportation in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Bass | $344,000 |
| 2 | William Hale | $294,000 |
| 3 | Marc Williams | $284,000 |
| 4 | Benjamin Asher | $276,817 |
| 5 | Brian Ragland | $274,000 |
| 6 | Richard McMonagle | $258,000 |
| 7 | Darran Anderson | $245,692 |
| 8 | Brian Barth | $237,928 |
| 9 | Quincy Allen | $237,000 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Graham | $234,000 |
| 11 | Benito Ybarra | $231,000 |
| 12 | Mario Jorge | $228,775 |
| 13 | Anh Selissen | $225,000 |
| 14 | Claude Lee | $215,800 |
| 15 | Richard Nelson | $215,000 |
| 16 | Robert Kaufman | $209,100 |
| 17 | Harold Ferguson Jr. | $205,000 |
| 17 | Eliza Paul | $205,000 |
| 19 | Loyl Bussell | $204,396 |
| 20 | Mohamed Bur | $202,800 |
| 21 | Steven Warren | $193,600 |
| 22 | Carlos Swonke | $191,919 |
| 23 | Gerard Haddican II | $189,000 |
| 24 | Peter Smith | $187,000 |
| 25 | Pedro Alvarez | $186,983 |
| 26 | David McMillan | $186,018 |
| 27 | Gina Gallegos | $185,328 |
| 28 | Stephen Stewart | $184,800 |
| 29 | Daniel Stacks | $184,644 |
| 30 | Glenn Green | $184,446 |
| 30 | Valente Olivarez Jr. | $184,446 |
| 32 | Lance Simmons | $183,606 |
| 33 | Tomas Trevino | $182,000 |
| 34 | Kyle Madsen | $180,000 |
| 34 | Stanley Swiatek | $180,000 |
| 36 | Cheryl Flood | $178,797 |
| 37 | Camille Thomason | $175,905 |
| 38 | John Speed | $175,032 |
| 39 | Donald Smith | $175,000 |
| 40 | Lynn Isaak | $174,840 |
| 41 | David Salazar | $174,191 |
| 42 | Elias Rmeili | $172,530 |
| 42 | Martin Smith | $172,530 |
| 44 | Kenneth Stewart | $169,387 |
| 45 | Brian Crawford | $168,768 |
| 46 | John Ingram Jr. | $168,629 |
| 47 | Jere Williams | $168,000 |
| 48 | Paul Reitz | $166,409 |
| 49 | Noel Paramanantham | $165,510 |
| 50 | Graham Bettis | $165,000 |
| 51 | Eric Gleason | $163,878 |
| 52 | Michael Chacon | $163,800 |
| 53 | Daniel Harmon | $163,200 |
| 54 | Craig Otto | $163,141 |
| 55 | Trent Thomas | $162,000 |
| 56 | Michael Anderson | $161,790 |
| 57 | Martin Rodin | $161,750 |
| 58 | Rebecca Blewett | $160,000 |
| 59 | Mark Jones | $159,717 |
| 60 | Jonathan Bean | $158,400 |
| 60 | Ceason Clemens | $158,400 |
| 60 | Varuna Singh | $158,400 |
| 63 | Carl Johnson | $156,600 |
| 64 | Charon Williams | $156,456 |
| 65 | Miguel Arellano | $156,000 |
| 65 | Michael Beaver | $156,000 |
| 67 | Kristin Alexander | $155,988 |
| 68 | Leonard Reese | $154,716 |
| 69 | John Cordary Jr. | $153,360 |
| 70 | Peter Espy | $152,512 |
| 71 | Dalton Pratt | $152,019 |
| 72 | Bobby Anderson | $152,000 |
| 73 | John Hudspeth | $150,840 |
| 74 | Robin Cappello | $150,614 |
| 75 | Mary Griss | $150,000 |
| 75 | James Koch | $150,000 |
| 77 | Benjamin Engelhardt | $149,835 |
| 78 | Linda Sexton | $149,556 |
| 79 | Rex Costley | $148,800 |
| 79 | Jesus Valtier | $148,800 |
| 81 | Jeffrey Bush | $148,320 |
| 82 | Carol Luschen | $148,000 |
| 83 | Duane Milligan | $147,600 |
| 84 | Samuel Salazar | $147,299 |
| 85 | Michael Bryant | $146,594 |
| 86 | Elizabeth Hallmark | $145,677 |
| 87 | Gregory Cedillo | $145,584 |
| 88 | Ricardo Gonzalez | $145,320 |
| 89 | Steven Pryor | $145,248 |
| 90 | Angela Parker | $145,206 |
| 91 | Martin Horst | $145,200 |
| 91 | Vernon Webb | $145,200 |
| 93 | Roger Beall | $144,216 |
| 94 | Brenan Honey | $144,000 |
| 95 | Kenneth Wood | $142,924 |
| 96 | George Villarreal | $142,704 |
| 97 | Michael Coward | $142,200 |
| 98 | James Stevenson | $141,960 |
| 99 | Jessica Butler | $141,895 |
| 100 | Marisabel Ramthun | $141,825 |
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