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The highest paid public employee in Texas was James Willson, who earned $553,500 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 Higher Education Coordinating Board in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Keller | $299,813 |
| 2 | Linda Battles | $201,804 |
| 3 | David Gardner | $198,066 |
| 4 | William Franz | $192,750 |
| 5 | Kenneth Martin | $159,464 |
| 6 | Julie Eklund | $158,385 |
| 7 | Zhenzhen Sun | $157,527 |
| 8 | Stacey Silverman | $154,516 |
| 9 | Robert Booker | $153,044 |
| 10 | Mark Poehl | $143,123 |
| 11 | John Wyatt | $135,233 |
| 12 | Charles Contero-Puls | $134,891 |
| 13 | Karen Taylor | $130,671 |
| 14 | Mary Smith | $130,000 |
| 15 | Rinn Harper | $123,614 |
| 16 | Lesa Moller | $123,514 |
| 17 | Glenn Osher | $118,163 |
| 18 | Hege Jennifer Cullinane | $114,770 |
| 19 | Stacie Jakle | $114,206 |
| 20 | Decha Reid | $110,917 |
| 21 | Ginger Gossman | $109,840 |
| 22 | David Young | $108,163 |
| 23 | Michael Myers | $108,000 |
| 24 | Peter Donton | $105,000 |
| 24 | William Tramel | $105,000 |
| 26 | Suzanne Morales-Vale | $103,658 |
| 27 | Kumara Thatipelli | $103,206 |
| 28 | Wesley Ogilvie | $103,085 |
| 29 | Gordon Taylor | $102,000 |
| 30 | Hector Yanez | $99,811 |
| 31 | Stephen Wessels | $97,860 |
| 32 | Paul Maeyaert | $96,766 |
| 33 | Lizette Montiel | $96,600 |
| 34 | Mark Kirksey | $96,390 |
| 35 | Samjhana Kc | $95,004 |
| 36 | Ruby Stevens-Morgan | $94,800 |
| 37 | Kelly Polden | $94,490 |
| 38 | Bradley Broaddus | $93,436 |
| 39 | Aporajita Ahmed | $92,489 |
| 40 | Vikram Muralidharan | $92,004 |
| 41 | Lakshmy Haridas | $91,989 |
| 42 | Theresa Lopez | $90,003 |
| 42 | Linda Natal | $90,003 |
| 44 | Dakota Doman | $90,000 |
| 44 | Keith Finley | $90,000 |
| 46 | Jo-Chun Chiu | $89,400 |
| 47 | Victor Reyna | $89,352 |
| 48 | George Olufsen | $88,200 |
| 49 | Claudette Jenks | $88,001 |
| 50 | James Goeman | $87,774 |
| 51 | Constance Cooper | $87,668 |
| 52 | James Bronson | $87,336 |
| 53 | Katherne Carson | $87,283 |
| 54 | Jason Brockdorf | $87,000 |
| 54 | Latha Kaliyur | $87,000 |
| 56 | Linda Hargrove | $86,817 |
| 57 | Reinold Cornelius | $86,475 |
| 58 | Jose Rios | $85,684 |
| 59 | Cathie Maeyaert | $85,557 |
| 60 | Jeffry Kosub | $83,640 |
| 61 | Leah Smalley | $81,604 |
| 62 | Gilbert Habarurema | $81,600 |
| 63 | Ruben Leal | $80,820 |
| 64 | Melissa Humphries | $80,288 |
| 65 | Roosevelt Sanchez | $80,127 |
| 66 | Luci Eargle | $79,560 |
| 67 | Carol Conner | $79,198 |
| 67 | Jamyen Robinson-Hall | $79,198 |
| 69 | Holly Kosiewicz | $79,131 |
| 70 | Cynthia Marrs | $78,996 |
| 71 | Michelle Koog | $78,795 |
| 72 | Keylan Morgan | $78,030 |
| 73 | Kammi Contreras | $78,019 |
| 74 | Melinda Nobles | $78,000 |
| 75 | Orane Douglas | $77,868 |
| 76 | Kamel Rahab | $76,000 |
| 77 | Erin Willig | $75,275 |
| 78 | John Dinning | $75,000 |
| 79 | Lijing Zhao | $74,198 |
| 80 | Robert Gurecky | $74,182 |
| 81 | Shebah Spears | $73,542 |
| 82 | James Buchanan | $73,200 |
| 83 | Joan Williams | $72,663 |
| 84 | Pedro Salinas | $72,427 |
| 85 | Vanessa Malo | $72,284 |
| 86 | Lloyd Cooper | $72,155 |
| 87 | Michelle Mindieta | $72,042 |
| 88 | Chelsea Moore | $71,790 |
| 89 | Jennifer Gonzales | $71,788 |
| 90 | Sharon Epstein | $70,732 |
| 91 | Floyd Birt | $70,390 |
| 92 | Joanne Carson | $70,269 |
| 93 | Jennifer Loehlin | $70,119 |
| 94 | Elizabeth Steele | $69,538 |
| 95 | Cecil Hiller | $68,857 |
| 96 | Ramya Dande-Rajasekar | $68,823 |
| 97 | Mingqing Jin | $67,759 |
| 98 | Michael Carrier | $67,678 |
| 99 | Lisa Paiz | $67,600 |
| 100 | Thien Au | $67,590 |
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