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Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards paid an average compensation of $55,391 during 2020, this was more than the public employee average of $51,794, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

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.

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Charles Vickers	$136,649
2	John Beauchamp	$101,544
3	Brian Roth	$90,566
4	Michael Antu	$89,250
5	Gretchen Grigsby	$89,250
6	James Grissom	$85,000
7	Richard Gutierrez	$67,995
8	Douglas Skolaut	$65,100
9	Dennis Graffious	$62,414
10	Gary Connella	$60,900
10	Shelley Knight	$60,900
12	Michael Hobbs	$60,378
13	Derry Minor	$59,850
14	Jim Clifton	$59,202
15	Jeffery Beard	$55,547
16	Carey McKinney	$54,958
17	Malcolm Jackson	$54,889
17	Mark Staudt	$54,889
19	Laurie Jackson	$54,600
19	Lisa Landry	$54,600
21	Jessica Capraro	$54,195
22	Michael Dickey	$52,500
22	Hillary Lyon	$52,500
22	David New	$52,500
22	Richard Norie	$52,500
22	Reynaldo Olvera	$52,500
22	Lita Rendon	$52,500
22	David Watkins	$52,500
22	Thomas Bickers	$52,500
22	Nolan Burks	$52,500
31	Christine Varady	$48,302
32	Robert Slider	$48,300
33	Darla Dixon	$47,416
34	Kaitlyn Tonkin	$47,250
35	Cera Thornton	$45,150
36	Kenneth Mobley	$44,100
37	Kim Boyd	$42,000
38	Raphael Ediae	$40,950
38	Michelle Beltran	$40,950
40	Renee Wolff	$37,800
41	Maryann Ramos	$36,926
42	Iris Martinez	$36,540
43	Cailey Fritz	$34,125
43	Kayla Manders	$34,125
43	Ashtyn Cain	$34,125
46	Michele White	$32,550
47	Jennifer Castillo	$31,500
47	Rainee Trevino	$31,500