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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 Secretary of State in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Scott | $197,415 |
| 2 | Jose Esparza | $143,532 |
| 3 | Brian Ingram | $143,208 |
| 3 | Daniel Teczar | $143,208 |
| 3 | Vincent Houston | $143,208 |
| 3 | Carmen Flores | $143,208 |
| 7 | Adam Bitter | $121,365 |
| 8 | Samuel Taylor | $120,000 |
| 9 | Louis Ng | $112,842 |
| 10 | Dara Stone | $111,600 |
| 11 | Christina Adkins | $110,316 |
| 12 | Kristi Hart | $107,628 |
| 13 | Shamika Fehr | $102,000 |
| 13 | Traci Cotton | $102,000 |
| 15 | Thomas Gipson | $101,927 |
| 16 | Daniel Page | $98,127 |
| 17 | Alfonso Royal | $97,200 |
| 18 | Daniel Glotzer | $97,187 |
| 19 | Dicidoro Garza Jr. | $96,524 |
| 20 | Marlin Craig | $92,405 |
| 21 | Melanie Best | $91,492 |
| 22 | William Carter | $90,720 |
| 23 | Heidi Martinez | $90,000 |
| 23 | Jetaime Swindell | $90,000 |
| 25 | Abirami Keezhur | $89,401 |
| 26 | Garza Pepe De La | $85,480 |
| 27 | Chase Howell | $84,000 |
| 28 | Jill Ledbetter | $79,597 |
| 29 | George Goggin | $77,760 |
| 30 | David Wilcoxen | $76,356 |
| 31 | Kimberly Bergmann | $75,600 |
| 31 | Corey Rose | $75,600 |
| 33 | Russel Medina | $75,504 |
| 34 | Anna Karpova | $73,200 |
| 35 | Charles Pinney | $71,725 |
| 36 | Lena Proft | $70,171 |
| 37 | Laura Rhinehart | $69,984 |
| 38 | Ann Alexa Buxkemper | $68,640 |
| 38 | David Velez-Perez | $68,640 |
| 40 | Deborah Abrego | $66,000 |
| 40 | Erik Buntin | $66,000 |
| 40 | Elizabeth Hawkins | $66,000 |
| 40 | Tessa Rowland | $66,000 |
| 40 | Beva Kellison | $66,000 |
| 45 | Rose Sears | $65,004 |
| 45 | David Oben | $65,004 |
| 47 | Jason Hamby | $64,896 |
| 48 | Andria Perales | $64,800 |
| 49 | Dianne Gattuso | $63,740 |
| 50 | David Eskew | $62,653 |
| 51 | Lillian Eder | $60,363 |
| 52 | Amanda Montgomery | $60,000 |
| 53 | Gregory Jones | $59,400 |
| 54 | Julia Montes | $58,320 |
| 55 | John Rodriguez | $57,024 |
| 56 | Delores Moore | $56,517 |
| 56 | Serita Rangel | $56,517 |
| 56 | Victoria Castillo | $56,517 |
| 56 | Venita Moss | $56,517 |
| 60 | Blanca Paez | $56,517 |
| 60 | Victoria Torres | $56,517 |
| 62 | Celestine Eguzo | $54,530 |
| 63 | Sondra Hadley | $52,041 |
| 64 | Stephanie Alvarado | $49,884 |
| 65 | Michelle Robinson | $49,812 |
| 66 | Mary Eliasen | $49,656 |
| 67 | Natalie Joyner | $49,285 |
| 68 | Ashley Williams | $49,104 |
| 69 | Maria Morales | $48,771 |
| 70 | Ernest Lamey | $48,000 |
| 71 | Carol Covey | $47,709 |
| 72 | Su-Min Ruliffson | $47,566 |
| 73 | Lisa Sartin | $47,388 |
| 74 | Belinda Kirk | $47,311 |
| 75 | Jennifer Williams | $47,278 |
| 76 | David Gattuso | $45,816 |
| 77 | Jean Marchione | $45,660 |
| 78 | Stephanie Fields | $45,600 |
| 79 | Mitchell Aimee McKnight | $45,598 |
| 80 | Emily Harwell | $45,490 |
| 81 | Ernest Fuentes | $44,990 |
| 82 | Tiffany Owens | $44,352 |
| 83 | Eileen Macias | $44,064 |
| 83 | Jennifer Benavidez | $44,064 |
| 85 | Alexandra Hill | $43,680 |
| 85 | Diana Klinger | $43,680 |
| 85 | Cristina Chapa | $43,680 |
| 85 | Julie Nanyes | $43,680 |
| 89 | Rhonda Bedford | $43,679 |
| 90 | Angie Hurtado | $43,632 |
| 91 | Lisa Sasin | $43,316 |
| 92 | Bernadette De Joya | $42,445 |
| 93 | Breanna Mutschler | $42,120 |
| 94 | Clay Wilson | $42,000 |
| 94 | Milagros Cardenas | $42,000 |
| 96 | Hermalinda Aros | $41,903 |
| 97 | Elizabeth Sherwood | $41,640 |
| 98 | Larry Ortiz | $41,394 |
| 99 | Mary Garza | $40,813 |
| 100 | Elizabeth Denton | $40,440 |
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