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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 State Preservation Board in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roderick Welsh | $175,990 |
| 2 | Bob Cash | $149,800 |
| 3 | Alice James | $128,817 |
| 4 | Linda Gaby | $128,664 |
| 5 | Margaret Koch | $127,000 |
| 6 | Cynthia Provine | $122,257 |
| 7 | Erin Christensen | $121,473 |
| 8 | Barbara Hanus | $115,186 |
| 9 | Kevin Koch | $107,004 |
| 10 | Christopher Currens | $106,090 |
| 11 | Christopher Nunn | $102,500 |
| 12 | Dale Hernandez | $102,099 |
| 13 | Joe Medina | $100,301 |
| 14 | David Byers | $96,985 |
| 15 | Nathan Stephens | $90,000 |
| 16 | Deanna Wall | $86,340 |
| 17 | Derek Lemons | $80,400 |
| 17 | Katherine Betz | $80,400 |
| 19 | William Erwin | $78,276 |
| 20 | Leslie Pawelka | $73,761 |
| 21 | Robert Davis | $70,046 |
| 22 | Carolyn Rzeppa | $70,000 |
| 23 | Susan Beldock | $69,294 |
| 24 | Lisa Stockton | $68,960 |
| 24 | Ann Vay | $68,960 |
| 26 | Douglas Young | $68,930 |
| 27 | Gilbert Medina | $68,458 |
| 28 | Rachel Santos-Ramirez | $68,000 |
| 29 | Robert Tamayo | $66,350 |
| 30 | Evan Windham | $66,000 |
| 31 | Valerie Simpson | $65,100 |
| 32 | Eric Avery | $64,800 |
| 33 | David Ripper | $64,440 |
| 34 | Franck Cordes | $64,272 |
| 35 | Arnold Kleinebecker | $61,992 |
| 36 | Karen Morris | $61,425 |
| 37 | Leslie Adkins | $61,148 |
| 38 | Emily Morris | $60,000 |
| 38 | John Peel | $60,000 |
| 38 | Virginia Benavidez | $60,000 |
| 41 | Hector Medrano | $59,583 |
| 42 | Misha Buckman | $58,500 |
| 43 | Kathryn Siefker | $56,770 |
| 44 | Kaitlin Lloyd-Leva | $56,560 |
| 45 | Joyce Aldridge | $56,400 |
| 46 | Andre Bygrave | $56,000 |
| 47 | David Flanegan | $55,800 |
| 48 | Elizabeth Garzone | $55,526 |
| 49 | Subhash Kodinariya | $54,000 |
| 49 | James McReynolds | $54,000 |
| 49 | Elizabeth Reid | $54,000 |
| 52 | Mary Kennedy | $53,024 |
| 53 | Elithia Rangel | $52,920 |
| 54 | Michael Juen | $51,849 |
| 55 | Angela Glasker | $51,600 |
| 56 | Angela Knoll | $51,000 |
| 56 | Lily Alpern | $51,000 |
| 56 | Lindsey Alvarado | $51,000 |
| 59 | Thomas Wancho | $50,055 |
| 60 | John Simpson | $50,040 |
| 61 | James Barela | $49,868 |
| 62 | Rachel Manning | $49,000 |
| 63 | Michael Byers | $48,600 |
| 64 | Reida Pearson | $48,598 |
| 65 | Carlos Galvan | $48,000 |
| 66 | Antony Hubbard | $47,981 |
| 67 | Hannah Kemp | $47,500 |
| 68 | Steven Aguirre | $47,420 |
| 69 | Vincent Tamayo | $47,250 |
| 70 | Melissa Tamporello | $47,004 |
| 71 | Edward Bopp | $46,800 |
| 71 | Richard Eisenhour | $46,800 |
| 73 | Leah Bush | $46,500 |
| 73 | Michael Dillon | $46,500 |
| 75 | Alejandro Villalobos | $46,388 |
| 76 | William Rittenhouse | $46,200 |
| 77 | Kevin Paris | $46,080 |
| 78 | Lisa Gentry | $46,000 |
| 79 | Paige Hester | $45,000 |
| 79 | Sheryl Baker | $45,000 |
| 81 | David Pham | $44,805 |
| 82 | Vashyra Waller | $44,700 |
| 83 | Peter Castilleja | $44,652 |
| 84 | Roberto Benavides | $44,512 |
| 85 | Javier Cavazos | $44,100 |
| 86 | William Wellborn III | $43,901 |
| 87 | Phillip Torres | $43,800 |
| 88 | James Jennings | $43,680 |
| 88 | Harry Flowers | $43,680 |
| 90 | Rosemary Rodriguez | $43,020 |
| 91 | Isaac Edwards | $42,912 |
| 91 | Freddie Flores | $42,912 |
| 93 | Stefan Ruff | $42,300 |
| 94 | Anna Riehl | $42,244 |
| 95 | Michelle Lambing | $42,000 |
| 95 | Gregory Caparis | $42,000 |
| 95 | Bradley Diemer | $42,000 |
| 98 | Irene Arispe | $41,897 |
| 99 | Laura Cuellar | $41,228 |
| 100 | Angelia Hennigan | $40,567 |
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