West Texas News

Texas Medical Board paid an average compensation of $54,526 during 2021, this was less than the public employee average of $55,188, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

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.

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Scott Freshour	$160,527
2	Stephen Carlton	$156,145
3	Robert Bredt	$152,190
4	Christopher Palazola	$115,000
5	Jeffrey Clausius	$110,000
5	Amy Swanholm	$110,000
5	Ector Estrada	$110,000
8	Rui Bernardo	$100,000
9	Michelle McFaddin	$98,900
10	Lisa Gorn	$95,244
10	Leonard Duran	$95,244
12	Yvette Yarbrough	$94,824
12	Wendy Pajak	$94,824
12	Samer Shobassy	$94,824
12	Sarah Tuthill	$94,824
16	Debbi Henneke	$92,000
16	Rhea Hines	$92,000
16	Grace Unterborn	$92,000
16	Taurie Sloan	$92,000
20	Claudia Kirk	$90,820
21	Kemisha Williams	$88,320
22	Charles Fecteau	$82,500
23	Maria Moreno	$82,000
23	Richard Romoff	$82,000
25	Jared Brehmer	$81,681
26	Douglas Bryant	$76,680
27	Jarrett Schneider	$73,000
28	Hays Ursula Keen	$70,643
28	Elliott O'Day	$70,643
30	Alicia Freeman	$66,000
31	Patricia Perez	$65,781
32	Patricia Spaw-Gonzales	$65,781
33	Shelia Hux	$65,597
33	Marie Lopez	$65,597
33	Anne Rauch	$65,597
33	Mindy Hernandez	$65,597
37	Jennifer Sonen	$64,781
37	Matthew Garcia	$64,781
39	Pinilis Leah Fecteau	$63,500
40	Laura Fleharty	$61,680
41	Keith Lasalle	$61,000
42	Anthony Merritt	$60,977
43	Amanda Moreno	$59,473
44	Paulino Ramos III	$57,558
45	Erin Cleveland	$56,516
45	Nori Peterson	$56,516
47	Sarah Johnson	$55,602
48	Lisa Brewer	$55,427
49	Sara Trevino	$55,000
50	Ollie Miller	$53,118
51	Adriana Leal	$53,000
52	Kelvin Myers	$51,000
53	Francisco Rios	$50,885
54	Cruz Michael De La	$50,546
55	Amber Perryman	$50,505
55	Jeremy Blackman	$50,505
55	Sheri Hard	$50,505
55	Lisa Valdez	$50,505
55	Donna Payne	$50,505
55	Amy Robles	$50,505
55	Mary Hernandez	$50,505
55	Cendy Brister-Antley	$50,505
55	Sandee Boodhan	$50,505
55	Kimberly Akin	$50,505
55	Kara Kirby	$50,505
66	Jennifer Self	$50,505
66	Sidney Mason	$50,505
66	Sandra Cantu	$50,505
69	Laura Shipman	$49,733
70	Lillian Hiles	$49,695
70	Angela Delgado	$49,695
70	Matthew Thompson	$49,695
70	Janet Howe	$49,695
70	Elizabeth Wollitz	$49,695
70	Monica Felix	$49,695
76	Jessica Ramirez	$49,395
76	Desiree Nombrana	$49,395
78	Ariana Gonzalez	$48,333
79	Rita Chapin	$48,168
79	Christine Rodriguez	$48,168
81	Michael Azzato	$47,951
82	Victor Mendoza Jr.	$47,500
83	Charles Sanchez	$47,125
83	Natalie Merritt	$47,125
85	Rose Morris	$46,916
85	Stephanie Meza	$46,916
85	Lena Morris	$46,916
85	Farrah Hoffman	$46,916
85	Jamie Brewer	$46,916
90	Patrina Henry	$46,264
90	Mayte Childs-Kallus	$46,264
90	Pedro Guzman	$46,264
90	Craig Depoyster	$46,264
90	Stephanie Pecora	$46,264
90	Noe Flores	$46,264
90	Emmanuel Guevarra	$46,264
90	Stephen Sauls	$46,264
98	Sheila Spensley	$45,972
98	Robin Etheridge	$45,972
100	Paula Rogish	$45,870