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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 Department of Transportation in 2020
| 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 | Anh Selissen | $247,500 |
| 8 | Darran Anderson | $245,692 |
| 9 | Claude Lee | $238,500 |
| 10 | Brian Barth | $237,928 |
| 11 | Quincy Allen | $237,000 |
| 12 | Jeffrey Graham | $234,000 |
| 13 | Benito Ybarra | $231,000 |
| 14 | Robert Kaufman | $209,100 |
| 15 | Carl Johnson | $206,400 |
| 16 | Eliza Paul | $205,000 |
| 16 | Gina Gallegos | $205,000 |
| 16 | Harold Ferguson Jr. | $205,000 |
| 19 | Mohamed Bur | $202,800 |
| 20 | Steven Warren | $193,600 |
| 21 | Carlos Swonke | $191,919 |
| 22 | Gerard Haddican II | $189,000 |
| 23 | Pedro Alvarez | $186,983 |
| 24 | David McMillan | $186,018 |
| 25 | Jessica Butler | $186,000 |
| 26 | Stephen Stewart | $184,800 |
| 26 | Chad Bohne | $184,800 |
| 28 | Valente Olivarez Jr. | $184,446 |
| 29 | Lance Simmons | $183,606 |
| 30 | Vernon Webb | $182,400 |
| 31 | Tomas Trevino | $182,000 |
| 32 | James Stevenson | $180,000 |
| 32 | Duane Milligan | $180,000 |
| 32 | Kyle Madsen | $180,000 |
| 32 | Marisabel Ramthun | $180,000 |
| 32 | Stanley Swiatek | $180,000 |
| 37 | John Speed | $175,032 |
| 38 | Lynn Isaak | $174,840 |
| 39 | David Salazar | $174,191 |
| 40 | Miles Garrison | $174,000 |
| 41 | Martin Rodin | $173,750 |
| 42 | Martin Smith | $172,530 |
| 42 | Elias Rmeili | $172,530 |
| 44 | Kenneth Stewart | $169,387 |
| 45 | John Ingram Jr. | $168,629 |
| 46 | Blair Johnson | $168,000 |
| 46 | Christopher Cowen | $168,000 |
| 46 | Kelly Morris | $168,000 |
| 46 | Jere Williams | $168,000 |
| 46 | Thomas Allbritton | $168,000 |
| 51 | Trent Thomas | $166,860 |
| 52 | Paul Reitz | $166,409 |
| 53 | Noel Paramanantham | $165,510 |
| 54 | Rebecca Blewett | $165,100 |
| 55 | Graham Bettis | $165,000 |
| 56 | Eric Gleason | $163,878 |
| 57 | Michael Chacon | $163,800 |
| 58 | Ceason Clemens | $163,200 |
| 58 | Daniel Harmon | $163,200 |
| 60 | Craig Otto | $163,141 |
| 61 | Miguel Arellano | $162,240 |
| 62 | Jonathan Bean | $158,400 |
| 62 | Varuna Singh | $158,400 |
| 64 | John Cordary Jr. | $157,368 |
| 65 | Charon Williams | $156,456 |
| 66 | Michael Beaver | $156,000 |
| 67 | Kristin Alexander | $155,988 |
| 68 | Leonard Reese | $154,716 |
| 69 | James Koch | $154,500 |
| 70 | Rex Costley | $153,600 |
| 71 | Peter Espy | $152,512 |
| 72 | Dalton Pratt | $152,019 |
| 73 | Bobby Anderson | $152,000 |
| 74 | Carol Luschen | $151,900 |
| 75 | John Hudspeth | $150,840 |
| 76 | Clayton Ripps | $150,000 |
| 76 | Ryan Barborak | $150,000 |
| 76 | Alanna Bettis | $150,000 |
| 76 | Mary Griss | $150,000 |
| 76 | Jason Pike | $150,000 |
| 81 | Benjamin Engelhardt | $149,835 |
| 82 | Linda Sexton | $149,556 |
| 83 | Gregory Cedillo | $149,460 |
| 84 | Lucio Vasquez | $149,347 |
| 85 | Ricardo Gonzalez | $149,208 |
| 86 | Jesus Valtier | $148,800 |
| 87 | Roger Beall | $148,542 |
| 88 | Jeffrey Bush | $148,320 |
| 89 | Martin Horst | $147,900 |
| 90 | Angela Parker | $147,606 |
| 91 | Michael Bolin | $147,600 |
| 92 | Samuel Salazar | $147,299 |
| 93 | Michael Bryant | $146,594 |
| 94 | George Villarreal | $145,704 |
| 95 | Elizabeth Hallmark | $145,677 |
| 96 | Steven Pryor | $145,248 |
| 97 | Geir-Eilif Kalhagen | $145,200 |
| 98 | Caroline Mays | $144,612 |
| 99 | Norma Garza | $144,000 |
| 99 | Brenan Honey | $144,000 |
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