Waco Reporter

Commission On Jail Standards paid an average compensation of $50,495 during 2019, this was less 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	Brandon Wood	$113,892
2	Shannon Herklotz	$69,925
3	Jason Ross	$56,000
4	Carol Bernhard	$54,000
5	Wendy Wisneski	$50,856
6	Jason Jouett	$48,360
7	William Phariss	$48,128
7	Jennifer Shumake	$48,128
9	Will Turner	$47,895
10	Valerie Woehl	$46,921
11	Bobby Ratra	$46,513
12	Jonathan Luna	$46,500
12	Alicia Soto-Barker	$46,500
14	Leslie Speir	$44,200
15	Kathleen Pokluda	$44,196
16	Tommy Dill	$43,775
16	Lupe Moreno	$43,775
18	Earnestine Sanders	$42,500
19	Melissa Johns	$39,140
20	Tammie Linden	$28,700