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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.
The 100 highest earners at Texas Senate in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Morrissey | $280,000 |
| 2 | David Nelson | $276,000 |
| 3 | Darrell Davila | $245,000 |
| 3 | Patsy Spaw | $245,000 |
| 5 | Jessica Olson | $185,000 |
| 6 | Sean Opperman | $183,750 |
| 7 | Christopher Sterner | $180,000 |
| 8 | Ruben O'Bell | $174,000 |
| 9 | Marian Wallace | $170,000 |
| 10 | Joaquin Guadarrama | $160,000 |
| 11 | Christopher Steinbach | $156,000 |
| 11 | Cari Ott | $156,000 |
| 13 | Adrian Piloto | $148,800 |
| 14 | Debbra Mamula | $145,000 |
| 15 | David Tedford | $144,000 |
| 16 | Patience Worrel | $143,891 |
| 17 | Angus Lupton | $141,000 |
| 18 | Delicia Sams | $139,862 |
| 19 | Mark Garcia | $136,272 |
| 20 | John Gibbs | $135,000 |
| 21 | Tracy Ortiz | $133,634 |
| 22 | Cristina O'Jibway | $132,804 |
| 23 | Eric Svatora | $132,000 |
| 23 | Amy Lane | $132,000 |
| 23 | Randy Samuelson | $132,000 |
| 26 | Tara Clements | $130,620 |
| 27 | Lourdes Litchfield | $129,102 |
| 28 | Stephen Terry | $129,000 |
| 29 | Margaret Frain | $128,700 |
| 30 | Jill Malinger | $127,700 |
| 30 | Michael Campbell | $127,700 |
| 32 | David Mauzy II | $125,378 |
| 33 | Lauren Fleming | $125,000 |
| 33 | Alixandria Morris | $125,000 |
| 35 | Anastasia Chamberlin | $123,120 |
| 36 | Jonathan Sierra-Ortega | $121,800 |
| 37 | William Neale | $120,447 |
| 38 | Laura Winsheimer | $120,338 |
| 39 | Aaron Kocian | $120,000 |
| 39 | Elizabeth Rice | $120,000 |
| 39 | Jorge Ramirez | $120,000 |
| 39 | Colby Beuck | $120,000 |
| 39 | Andrew Graham | $120,000 |
| 44 | Daniel Reyna II | $119,700 |
| 45 | Robert Borja | $114,000 |
| 45 | Marc Salvato | $114,000 |
| 47 | Michelle Fultz | $112,922 |
| 48 | Richard Clark | $111,000 |
| 49 | Adrianne Evans | $110,000 |
| 50 | Ji Lee | $109,800 |
| 50 | Douglas Clements | $109,800 |
| 52 | Austin Osborn | $109,200 |
| 53 | Heath Dickey | $108,000 |
| 54 | Camille Foster | $106,800 |
| 55 | Robert Gaitan | $105,576 |
| 56 | Terry Franks | $105,000 |
| 57 | Lajuana Barton | $104,045 |
| 58 | Deisy Jaimes | $104,004 |
| 59 | Virginia Bell | $102,000 |
| 59 | Mary Shields | $102,000 |
| 59 | Amy Jeter | $102,000 |
| 59 | Madison Kieschnick | $102,000 |
| 63 | Aaron Moncibaiz | $101,600 |
| 64 | Joseph Calvo | $100,958 |
| 65 | Sushma Smith | $100,800 |
| 66 | Robert Papierz | $100,000 |
| 67 | Peter Einhorn | $99,912 |
| 68 | Johanna Kim | $99,600 |
| 68 | Monica Partida | $99,600 |
| 70 | Erin Wilson | $96,000 |
| 70 | Pearl Cruz | $96,000 |
| 70 | Carrie Smith | $96,000 |
| 70 | Joel Resendez | $96,000 |
| 74 | Luis Moreno | $95,004 |
| 75 | Suzanne MacKowiak | $95,000 |
| 76 | Mattie Heith | $94,680 |
| 77 | Dennis Yoder | $94,243 |
| 78 | Roxanne Garcia | $94,020 |
| 79 | Jonathan Mathers | $94,000 |
| 80 | Gabriel Valenzuela | $93,600 |
| 81 | Jeffrey Hedges | $91,584 |
| 82 | John Galloway III | $90,996 |
| 83 | Austin Arceneaux | $90,600 |
| 84 | Rudy England | $90,000 |
| 84 | Grant McLoughlin | $90,000 |
| 84 | Katherine Thigpen | $90,000 |
| 84 | Bryan Mathew | $90,000 |
| 84 | Maureen Metteauer | $90,000 |
| 84 | Santiago Diaz | $90,000 |
| 90 | Garry Jones | $87,000 |
| 91 | Kathi Seay | $86,400 |
| 91 | Timothy Brestowski | $86,400 |
| 91 | Della Bryant | $86,400 |
| 94 | Nanci Longoria | $86,360 |
| 95 | Keysha Walcott | $86,244 |
| 96 | Martin Golando | $86,100 |
| 97 | Scott Caffey | $85,539 |
| 98 | Christopher Duke | $85,000 |
| 98 | Hannah Zubeldia | $85,000 |
| 100 | Michael Ward | $84,000 |
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