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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 Military Department in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracy Norris | $191,357 |
| 2 | Dawn Ferrell | $163,829 |
| 3 | Gregory Chaney | $158,220 |
| 4 | Thomas Suelzer | $136,752 |
| 5 | Shelia Taylor | $136,587 |
| 6 | James Brown | $135,756 |
| 7 | Ranada Williams | $125,004 |
| 8 | Jimmy Horst | $109,512 |
| 9 | Brent Portwood | $105,000 |
| 10 | William Childs | $103,008 |
| 11 | Arthur Garibay | $99,225 |
| 12 | Gerald Darren Fitz | $98,406 |
| 13 | Scott Sterriker | $96,720 |
| 14 | Teresa Feild | $95,000 |
| 15 | Shakeel Ahmad | $94,586 |
| 16 | Janet Truzinski | $94,207 |
| 17 | Denis Feary | $93,434 |
| 18 | Rodney Fetterolf | $92,902 |
| 19 | David Boucher | $92,788 |
| 20 | Robert Crow | $90,000 |
| 21 | Frank Oduro | $89,967 |
| 21 | Robert Ott | $89,967 |
| 23 | Jim Ray Jr. | $89,794 |
| 24 | Marcy Weldin | $88,500 |
| 25 | Gregory Whiting | $88,259 |
| 26 | Melissa Harden | $88,200 |
| 27 | Gabriel Simonds | $87,000 |
| 27 | Joysa Wannas | $87,000 |
| 29 | Bruce Anderson | $85,200 |
| 30 | Dedra Dahl | $84,835 |
| 31 | Perry Ball | $84,000 |
| 31 | Melissa Higgins | $84,000 |
| 31 | John Kandis Jr. | $84,000 |
| 34 | Mark McHargue | $83,000 |
| 35 | John Veracruz | $82,800 |
| 36 | Randall Davis | $82,032 |
| 37 | Adam Samuels | $81,600 |
| 38 | Leon McCowan | $81,508 |
| 39 | Johnny Gately | $81,180 |
| 40 | Crystal Bryant | $81,000 |
| 41 | Susana Rivera | $80,004 |
| 42 | David Rolbiecki | $78,889 |
| 43 | Shelley Smith | $78,840 |
| 44 | Robby Sullivan | $78,376 |
| 45 | Elsa Benavidez-Munoz | $78,000 |
| 45 | Amanda Meyer | $78,000 |
| 45 | Daniel Popp | $78,000 |
| 45 | Truett Rogers | $78,000 |
| 45 | Manisha Sawant | $78,000 |
| 50 | Robert Finley | $77,772 |
| 51 | Robin Howard | $77,542 |
| 52 | Blake Taliaferro | $77,116 |
| 53 | Thomas Loftis | $76,860 |
| 54 | Laura Lopez | $76,471 |
| 55 | Linda Brown | $75,801 |
| 56 | Ardis Harden | $75,600 |
| 57 | Joy Kristen Mt | $75,265 |
| 58 | Ruben Alonzo | $75,000 |
| 58 | Brian Menard | $75,000 |
| 58 | Guy Schultz | $75,000 |
| 61 | Dennis Goode | $74,778 |
| 62 | Patrick Yonnone | $74,232 |
| 63 | Lanette Thaler | $73,200 |
| 64 | Timothy Leviston | $72,706 |
| 65 | Santina Saxby | $72,000 |
| 65 | Christopher Sweeney | $72,000 |
| 65 | Monroe Wade | $72,000 |
| 68 | Leslie Gervais | $71,455 |
| 69 | Jordy Keith | $71,400 |
| 70 | Paul Welborn | $71,238 |
| 71 | Loraine Guillen | $71,150 |
| 72 | Gary Alford | $71,028 |
| 73 | Tracy Ward | $70,884 |
| 74 | Jane Farabaugh | $70,221 |
| 75 | James Diddle | $70,008 |
| 76 | Robert Seyller | $70,000 |
| 76 | Orrin Spence | $70,000 |
| 78 | Rhonda Gips | $69,600 |
| 78 | Danette McWilliams | $69,600 |
| 78 | Herbert Praskey | $69,600 |
| 78 | Cynthia Reyes | $69,600 |
| 82 | Erik Matthies | $69,230 |
| 83 | Le Peterson | $69,037 |
| 84 | Gary Mullen | $68,958 |
| 85 | Jemott Dennard | $68,670 |
| 86 | Amy Parker | $68,641 |
| 87 | Margaret Rivera | $68,640 |
| 88 | Rolando Gonzalez | $68,468 |
| 89 | Dario Hearns | $68,446 |
| 90 | Clifford Wilhoit | $68,400 |
| 91 | Chris Silhan | $68,307 |
| 92 | Barbara Spruill | $67,800 |
| 93 | Jamie Tigner | $67,748 |
| 94 | Robert Burke | $67,684 |
| 95 | Matthew Cook | $67,279 |
| 96 | Allyson Allen | $67,200 |
| 96 | Pakiza Butler | $67,200 |
| 96 | Mammen Ariedni Penalosa | $67,200 |
| 96 | Yezenia Trevino | $67,200 |
| 100 | Johnny Porras | $67,079 |
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