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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.
24 earners at Sunset Advisory Commission in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Jones | $190,000 |
| 2 | Steven Ogle | $138,000 |
| 3 | Erick Fajardo | $103,206 |
| 4 | Emily Johnson | $101,146 |
| 5 | Kathryn Hricik | $100,700 |
| 6 | Robert Romig | $93,730 |
| 7 | Merrell Foote | $91,000 |
| 8 | Anya Wiley | $86,730 |
| 9 | Janet Wood | $85,800 |
| 10 | Darren McDivitt | $80,300 |
| 11 | Lauren Ames | $77,000 |
| 12 | Rachel Gandy | $73,810 |
| 13 | Andrew McConnell | $72,800 |
| 14 | Sadie Smeck | $68,320 |
| 14 | Miguel Senaida San | $68,320 |
| 16 | Trisha Linebarger | $60,260 |
| 17 | Katherine Drews | $59,740 |
| 18 | Christopher Keslar | $58,904 |
| 19 | Sarah Gruen | $58,500 |
| 19 | Katherina Wierschke | $58,500 |
| 21 | Andrew Vree | $58,351 |
| 22 | William Bucknall | $58,240 |
| 23 | Ashley Thomas | $57,851 |
| 24 | Elizabeth Jones | $50,371 |
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