South Brazoria News

Securities Board paid an average compensation of $79,484 during 2021, this was more than the public employee average of $55,188, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

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.

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Marlene Sparkman	$176,688
2	Travis Iles	$172,087
3	Joseph Rotunda	$170,508
4	Derek Lauterjung	$165,236
5	Clinton Edgar	$155,008
6	Tommy Green Jr.	$146,228
7	Cheryn Netz	$121,000
8	Tina Lawrence	$118,032
9	Robin Brady	$116,488
9	Michael Armendariz	$116,488
11	Elizabeth Hodges	$112,332
12	Misty Smith	$112,320
13	Matthew Leslie	$110,032
13	Matthew Wise	$110,032
13	Angela Cole	$110,032
16	Emily Diaz	$101,000
17	Eliza Lujan	$99,878
17	Rani Sabban	$99,878
19	Shaun Yarroll	$97,744
20	Kelsey Heaton	$94,751
20	Greta Cantwell	$94,751
22	Makeba Charles	$92,000
23	Jeramy Heintz	$91,000
24	Suzanne Steinmetz	$90,251
24	Rachael Luna	$90,251
26	Sara Ramon	$90,000
27	Kaporshia Purifoy	$86,444
28	Stephen Goodman	$85,008
29	Josh Cretsinger	$85,000
30	Crystal Cuellar	$83,217
31	Phillip Fuselier	$82,100
32	Rynders Rachel Anderson	$81,996
33	George Smith	$81,875
34	William Mitchell	$78,384
35	Adewunmi Asoro	$77,593
36	Nitesh Govil	$72,600
37	James Shepherd	$70,000
38	Alexander Riley	$67,600
39	Kathryn Miner	$67,355
40	Laura Saenz	$65,500
41	Jerri Goldstein	$65,000
42	Monica Guerra	$62,816
43	Barbara Engle	$62,800
44	Jacqueline Hickman	$60,500
44	Seth Oufnac	$60,500
44	Alexis Cantrell	$60,500
47	Sonia Fergerson	$60,074
48	Febe Collazo-Martinez	$60,000
49	Gabe Davis	$55,000
50	Corbin Jones	$54,000
50	Charles Deans	$54,000
50	Justin Stoll	$54,000
53	Jocelyn Rodriguez	$51,600
54	Nadda Rungruangphol	$50,000
55	Alexander Wilson	$48,000
55	Mashio Ukegbu II	$48,000
57	Zadie Stellar	$46,595
57	Jacqueline Stokes	$46,595
59	Eumikia McElroy	$46,500
60	Myra Hernandez	$45,000
61	Jessica Neal	$42,600
62	Nisa Flores	$42,359
63	Devon Asphall	$42,000
63	Olivia Lin	$42,000
63	Rukhman Malik	$42,000
63	Melinda Campolla	$42,000
67	Vanessa Jones	$41,902
68	Lou Lucas	$40,800
69	Margaret Rocha	$40,000
70	Shasha Chi	$39,499
71	Brandy Neal	$39,000
72	Sandra Baker	$38,500