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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.
63 earners at Soil and Water Conservation Board in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Isom | $150,283 |
| 2 | Kenny Zajicek | $116,340 |
| 3 | John Foster | $106,554 |
| 4 | Johnny Oswald | $96,383 |
| 5 | Thomas Helton | $89,979 |
| 6 | Steven Bednarz | $89,250 |
| 7 | Adrian Perez | $88,215 |
| 8 | Joel Clark | $88,205 |
| 9 | Bernard Wilde | $86,508 |
| 10 | Charles Upchurch Jr. | $85,640 |
| 10 | Kendria Ray | $85,640 |
| 12 | Arthur Munz III | $84,728 |
| 13 | Jackie Foote | $80,892 |
| 14 | Mark Cochran | $76,995 |
| 15 | Allen Nash | $75,600 |
| 16 | Judy Albus | $71,190 |
| 17 | Clay Wright | $68,154 |
| 18 | Jack Watson III | $67,398 |
| 19 | Glenn Baker | $66,202 |
| 20 | Wesley Oneth | $65,157 |
| 21 | Molly Christensen | $64,405 |
| 22 | Lawrence Brown Jr. | $63,263 |
| 23 | Yolanda Brown | $62,917 |
| 24 | Liza Parker | $60,926 |
| 25 | Mitchell Conine | $60,683 |
| 26 | William Franklin | $59,925 |
| 27 | Ricardo Chapa | $59,787 |
| 28 | Loren Warrick | $59,740 |
| 29 | Karen Preece | $56,064 |
| 30 | Margaret Grote | $55,742 |
| 31 | Teresa Reese | $55,466 |
| 32 | Brian Koch | $55,437 |
| 33 | Jana Lloyd | $54,452 |
| 34 | David Morris | $54,195 |
| 35 | Amy Devereaux | $53,257 |
| 36 | Christopher Couch | $53,117 |
| 37 | Anita Brazzle | $52,312 |
| 37 | Pamela Manuel | $52,312 |
| 39 | Jeffrey Cerny | $52,088 |
| 40 | Jeremy Welch | $51,591 |
| 41 | April Sease | $51,100 |
| 42 | Kimberly York | $50,523 |
| 43 | Ronald Ramirez | $49,791 |
| 44 | Fidencio Mesa | $49,158 |
| 45 | Ellen Larson | $48,500 |
| 46 | Kimberly Gamez | $48,278 |
| 47 | Mikel Thomas | $48,247 |
| 48 | Jared Bowen | $48,214 |
| 49 | Antonio Resendez | $47,534 |
| 50 | Jimmy McCurry | $47,534 |
| 51 | Ricky Johnson | $47,500 |
| 52 | Mark Shackelford | $46,134 |
| 53 | Troy Freeman | $43,511 |
| 54 | Lina Nemeth | $43,000 |
| 55 | Thomas Preston | $42,500 |
| 56 | John Reyes | $42,244 |
| 57 | Jeffrey Gatlin | $42,244 |
| 58 | Shannon Kennedy | $42,000 |
| 59 | Deborah Skinner | $35,006 |
| 59 | Pamela Blanton | $35,006 |
| 59 | Marilyn Koelder | $35,006 |
| 62 | Laura Tijerina | $28,202 |
| 63 | Sulin Olvera | $27,649 |
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