Waco Reporter

Tenth Court of Appeals paid an average compensation of $105,602 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	Thomas Gray	$187,800
2	Matthew Johnson	$184,800
2	John Neill	$184,800
4	Richard Bradley	$105,000
4	Jill Durbin	$105,000
4	Rachelle Gee	$105,000
4	Alice Stevens	$105,000
8	Casey Kent	$100,225
9	Tammy Hooks	$98,000
10	Juanita Whitener	$92,800
11	Beverly Williams	$60,000
12	Lanette Sullins	$51,000
12	Kimberly Wernet	$51,000
14	Morrisa Crye	$48,000