Waco Reporter

Texas Commission On Fire Protection paid an average compensation of $55,285 during 2019, this was more than the public employee average of $51,268, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

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.

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Mohammed Adams	$85,000
2	Alma Craig	$78,000
3	Paul Maldonado	$76,875
4	Derrell Beasley	$75,000
5	Joyce Guinn	$73,008
6	Servando Sanchez	$72,000
7	Deborah Cowan	$66,920
8	Grace Wilson	$60,000
9	Robert Reese	$52,684
10	Amanda Ramos	$52,008
11	Clifton Grant	$51,600
12	James Humphres	$50,012
13	Kristen Borthwick	$50,004
13	Timothy Gardner	$50,004
13	Ernest Null	$50,004
16	Denise Alvarez	$49,200
17	Maude Adjarian	$48,000
17	Ricky Wallace	$48,000
19	David Alexander	$45,000
19	Annalise Beasley	$45,000
19	Timothy Brown	$45,000
19	Timothy Gothard	$45,000
19	Joseph James	$45,000
19	Brian Meroney	$45,000
19	Tara Youngblood	$45,000
26	Sammie Penrod	$34,087