Waco Reporter

Texas Legislative Council paid an average compensation of $70,094 during 2020, this was more than the public employee average of $51,794, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Brian Guthrie, who earned $754,275 as the executive director at the Teacher Retirement System.

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	Karina Davis	$200,000
2	Jeffrey Archer	$179,826
3	Kimberly Shields	$175,000
4	John Marshall	$164,057
5	Joe Diana	$160,000
6	Janet Sullivan	$152,013
7	Karen White	$146,350
8	Jeffrey Thorne	$141,643
9	Jennifer Sherrill	$141,527
10	Jon Heining	$138,600
11	Kristi Ayala	$136,967
12	Shawn Harrison	$133,965
13	Mathew Richardson	$131,786
14	Maria Breitschopf	$128,447
15	Angela Alexander	$128,247
16	Kelly Lowe	$126,995
17	Jeremy Pope	$125,337
18	Mark Kuster	$124,751
18	Jennifer Stewart	$124,751
20	Yvonne Bush	$121,561
20	Kathryn Dunham	$121,561
22	Kris Doerr	$120,110
23	Thomas Graser	$117,903
24	Gregory Tingle	$117,865
25	Stephanie Freng	$116,593
26	Debbie Elliott	$115,608
27	Cathleen Eady	$114,799
27	Jennifer Jackson	$114,799
29	Hugo Cisneros	$114,180
30	Scott Loiselle	$112,761
31	Shakira Pumphrey	$112,000
32	Nelissa Conners	$108,676
32	Krissie Farmer	$108,676
34	David Lemons	$108,207
35	Michele Trepagnier	$106,919
36	Eric Lavagni	$106,668
37	Russell Anderson	$104,774
38	Brett Ferguson	$104,739
39	Samuel Davenport	$102,277
40	John Mistrot	$101,646
40	Stacy Bergendahl	$101,646
40	Gabriel Brake	$101,646
40	Jessica Connaughton	$101,646
44	Chad Miculek	$101,332
45	Marsha Foss-Krumrey	$101,253
46	Charles Hare	$101,108
47	Alexander Kimball	$100,807
48	Jack Burke III	$100,527
48	Christopher Clapham	$100,527
48	Jessica Coulter	$100,527
48	Mark Wimmer	$100,527
48	Allison Zaby	$100,527
53	Charles King	$100,385
54	Michael Curtis	$100,013
55	Carey Eskridge	$100,000
56	Colin Gormley	$99,694
57	William Dean	$98,362
58	Carlos Galvan	$98,246
59	Gang Huang	$98,207
60	Patricia Swiderski	$97,915
61	Heather Strain	$97,896
62	Sabina Mills	$97,504
63	Julie Calhoun	$95,500
64	Craig O\'Brien	$95,400
65	Patrick Huey	$95,300
66	Kathy Clarkson	$95,000
67	Renee Kingsland	$94,914
68	Mark Barrington	$94,150
69	Denise Rivera	$93,400
70	Daniel Goodwin	$93,222
71	Daniel Gaddis	$92,894
72	Stephen Loomis	$92,313
72	Adam Moses	$92,313
72	Joseph Ritchick	$92,313
72	Kristine Rodriguez	$92,313
72	Meaghan Walsh	$92,313
77	Brent Nations	$92,000
78	Jeremy Pehl	$91,591
79	Jeffrey Hill	$91,400
80	John West	$90,900
81	Amaresh Mirwani	$89,359
82	Bhavika Chauhan	$88,000
83	Koy Livingston	$87,708
84	Crayton Hickey	$87,088
85	Hector Saldana	$87,058
86	Rebecca Garcia	$86,861
87	Stephen Cox II	$86,244
88	Clare Townes	$86,053
89	Jared May	$85,500
90	Patrick MacGran	$85,444
91	Roxann Hoffman	$85,339
92	Robert Sandoz	$85,004
93	Brian Wheat	$85,000
94	Lauren Cooper	$84,418
94	Kaylei Elworth	$84,418
96	Osama Abdulhussain	$83,907
97	Keith Smith	$83,211
98	Amber Snyder	$83,024
99	Kurt Gore	$82,500
100	Katharine Lewis	$82,500