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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 Higher Education Coordinating Board in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Keller | $299,813 |
| 2 | Ray Martinez | $258,758 |
| 2 | Lori Fey | $258,758 |
| 2 | Rey Rodriguez | $258,758 |
| 5 | Nichole Bunker-Henderson | $215,000 |
| 5 | Melissa Henderson | $215,000 |
| 5 | Kenneth Martin | $215,000 |
| 8 | Zhenzhen Sun | $183,751 |
| 9 | Mark Poehl | $181,126 |
| 10 | Michelle Singh | $173,250 |
| 10 | Emily Cormier | $173,250 |
| 10 | Robert Booker | $173,250 |
| 13 | Marjorie Barrett | $170,775 |
| 14 | Elizabeth Mayer | $165,000 |
| 15 | Elizabeth Bolin | $162,754 |
| 16 | Tiffani Tatum | $160,429 |
| 17 | Lesli Gattis | $157,000 |
| 18 | Charles Contero-Puls | $155,250 |
| 19 | Leslie Hall | $155,000 |
| 20 | Tina Jackson | $153,000 |
| 21 | Laura Brennan | $150,000 |
| 22 | John Wyatt | $139,967 |
| 23 | Amy Peterson | $139,725 |
| 24 | William Tramel | $135,000 |
| 24 | Lizette Montiel | $135,000 |
| 26 | Karen Taylor | $133,285 |
| 27 | Stacie Jakle | $130,000 |
| 27 | Kumara Thatipelli | $130,000 |
| 29 | Decha Reid | $129,379 |
| 30 | Glenn Osher | $129,000 |
| 31 | Rinn Harper | $126,086 |
| 32 | Douglas Brock | $126,000 |
| 33 | Ginger Gossman | $124,200 |
| 34 | Allison Rizzolo | $121,933 |
| 35 | Michael Kelly | $120,000 |
| 36 | Suzanne Morales-Vale | $119,725 |
| 37 | Elizabeth Chivers | $115,000 |
| 37 | James Love | $115,000 |
| 39 | Jaslyn Rose | $114,000 |
| 40 | Linda Natal | $113,850 |
| 41 | Michael Myers | $113,400 |
| 42 | Jason Brockdorf | $111,780 |
| 43 | Kaitlyn Yost | $110,250 |
| 43 | Paul Maeyaert | $110,250 |
| 45 | Kishore Mattapalli | $110,160 |
| 46 | Maeve Lahey | $110,000 |
| 47 | Stephen Wessels | $108,675 |
| 48 | Kylah Torre | $105,000 |
| 49 | Melissa Humphries | $104,280 |
| 50 | Lara Gueguen | $102,350 |
| 51 | Andrias Jones | $100,006 |
| 52 | Meghan Ryan | $100,000 |
| 53 | Claudette Jenks | $98,737 |
| 54 | James Goeman | $98,484 |
| 55 | Jo-Chun Chiu | $98,483 |
| 56 | Samjhana Kc | $98,329 |
| 57 | Cathie Maeyaert | $97,407 |
| 58 | John Dinning | $97,008 |
| 59 | Bradley Broaddus | $96,706 |
| 60 | Lakshmy Haridas | $96,588 |
| 61 | Jason Verette | $96,000 |
| 62 | Keith Finley | $95,907 |
| 63 | Rajeswari Kandasamy | $95,839 |
| 64 | Andrew Lofters | $95,000 |
| 65 | Aporajita Ahmed | $94,339 |
| 66 | Michelle Brockdorf | $94,008 |
| 67 | Ronit Shaham | $93,840 |
| 68 | Leah Smalley | $92,906 |
| 69 | Linda Hargrove | $91,800 |
| 70 | Karen Simsen | $90,000 |
| 70 | Jennifer Gonzales | $90,000 |
| 72 | Cynthia Marrs | $89,424 |
| 72 | Andrea Thomas | $89,424 |
| 74 | Jacqueline Boilard | $89,250 |
| 75 | Latha Kaliyur | $88,740 |
| 76 | Sheri Ranis | $88,500 |
| 77 | Ramya Dande-Rajasekar | $88,000 |
| 78 | Melinda Nobles | $87,516 |
| 79 | Zhengfang Tian | $86,873 |
| 80 | Vanessa Malo | $86,850 |
| 81 | Lijing Zhao | $85,500 |
| 82 | Sonakshi Garg | $85,388 |
| 83 | Jeffry Kosub | $85,313 |
| 84 | Gaith Hijazin | $85,000 |
| 84 | Heather Degenhart | $85,000 |
| 86 | Jamyen Robinson-Hall | $84,954 |
| 87 | Keylan Morgan | $84,880 |
| 88 | Gilbert Habarurema | $83,232 |
| 89 | Roosevelt Sanchez | $82,932 |
| 90 | Ruben Leal | $82,437 |
| 91 | Jessica Acton | $82,008 |
| 92 | Smantha Gonzalez | $81,600 |
| 93 | Michelle Koog | $81,553 |
| 94 | James Titus | $81,000 |
| 95 | Lloyd Cooper | $80,655 |
| 96 | John Dougherty | $80,508 |
| 97 | Amelia De Landa | $80,000 |
| 97 | Alyssa Ibarra | $80,000 |
| 99 | Cristina Kernan | $79,315 |
| 100 | Olga Lizcano | $78,540 |
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