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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 Teacher Retirement System in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jase Auby | $550,000 |
| 2 | Eric Lang | $415,000 |
| 3 | Kimberly Carey | $408,000 |
| 4 | Brian Guthrie | $400,000 |
| 5 | Mikhael Rawls | $387,992 |
| 6 | Dale West | $380,000 |
| 7 | Kathleen Hoffman | $370,000 |
| 7 | James Nield | $370,000 |
| 9 | Emerson Halstead | $356,825 |
| 10 | Neil Randall | $355,000 |
| 10 | John Gilbert | $355,000 |
| 10 | Carolyn Hansard | $355,000 |
| 10 | Grant Walker | $355,000 |
| 14 | Heather Traeger | $350,025 |
| 15 | Justin Wang | $337,500 |
| 16 | Joel Hinkhouse | $330,000 |
| 17 | Ram Balachandran | $322,350 |
| 18 | John Cosgrove | $321,144 |
| 19 | Tamara Polewik | $315,000 |
| 20 | Scott Ramsower | $310,000 |
| 21 | Ackeren Kenneth Van | $306,000 |
| 22 | Michael Lazorik | $305,000 |
| 23 | Andrew Roth | $304,499 |
| 24 | Ashley Baum | $303,000 |
| 25 | Ryan Zafereo | $300,000 |
| 25 | Craig Rochette | $300,000 |
| 25 | Matthew Halstead | $300,000 |
| 25 | Jennifer Wenzel | $300,000 |
| 29 | Steven Wilson | $295,000 |
| 29 | Jean-Benoit Daumerie | $295,000 |
| 29 | Lourdes Llano | $295,000 |
| 32 | Mark Albert | $290,352 |
| 33 | Kirk Sims | $290,000 |
| 34 | William Carpenter | $286,000 |
| 34 | Yu-Kung Chang | $286,000 |
| 34 | Daniel Judd | $286,000 |
| 37 | Denise Lopez | $284,886 |
| 38 | Mark Telschow | $275,000 |
| 39 | Scott Gonsoulin | $274,500 |
| 40 | Stephen Kim | $271,500 |
| 41 | Brendan Cooper | $267,000 |
| 41 | Jared Morris | $267,000 |
| 43 | Shayne McGuire | $266,937 |
| 44 | Bogdan Poustovoi | $259,258 |
| 45 | Jaime Llano | $255,000 |
| 46 | Nichole Burnap | $250,881 |
| 47 | Chris Cutler | $250,000 |
| 47 | Donald Green | $250,000 |
| 49 | Stacey Peot | $246,611 |
| 50 | Michael Phillips | $240,932 |
| 51 | John Watkins | $240,768 |
| 52 | Timothy Koek | $240,000 |
| 53 | Katrina Daniel | $236,250 |
| 54 | Joshua Morgan | $234,000 |
| 55 | Deanna Buck | $232,523 |
| 56 | Matthew Talbert | $230,000 |
| 56 | Janet Bray | $230,000 |
| 56 | Kyle Schmidt | $230,000 |
| 59 | John Hall | $230,000 |
| 60 | Bianca Green | $229,278 |
| 61 | Michael Simmons | $228,360 |
| 62 | Kendall Courtney | $228,000 |
| 63 | Steven Poliner | $227,094 |
| 64 | Steven Peterson | $226,000 |
| 65 | Thomas Albright | $225,000 |
| 66 | Marissa Hogan | $224,997 |
| 67 | William Simmons | $223,881 |
| 68 | Demetrius Pope | $222,508 |
| 69 | Caasi Smith-Lamb | $220,000 |
| 70 | Barbara Pearson | $220,000 |
| 70 | Martin Cano | $220,000 |
| 70 | Kaitlin Miles | $220,000 |
| 73 | Richard Campbell | $218,244 |
| 74 | Hao Li | $215,000 |
| 74 | Kevin Notaro | $215,000 |
| 76 | Francis Crown | $212,906 |
| 77 | Mark Cassens | $212,783 |
| 78 | Merita Zoga | $212,000 |
| 79 | Donald Carter | $210,708 |
| 80 | Kyle Wynne | $210,000 |
| 80 | Wayne Speer | $210,000 |
| 82 | Derek Sbrogna | $208,000 |
| 83 | Pai Wu | $207,835 |
| 84 | Marvin Henry | $207,480 |
| 85 | Hasim Mardin | $205,500 |
| 86 | Khoi Tran | $202,972 |
| 87 | Amanda Jenami | $200,725 |
| 88 | Janie Duarte | $200,000 |
| 89 | Frances Torres | $198,519 |
| 90 | Steve MacHicek | $198,000 |
| 90 | Kelly Newhall | $198,000 |
| 92 | Kevin Wakley | $197,915 |
| 92 | Stephanie Perkins | $197,915 |
| 92 | Alice McAfee | $197,915 |
| 95 | Layne Johnson | $195,000 |
| 95 | Horacio Zambrana | $195,000 |
| 95 | Roberto Moreno | $195,000 |
| 98 | Edward Stroud | $195,000 |
| 99 | Adrienne Powell | $191,360 |
| 100 | David Cox | $190,865 |
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