Waco Reporter

Tenth Court of Appeals paid an average compensation of $109,657 during 2021, this was more than the public employee average of $55,188, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Beau Michelle Le, who earned $608,850 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	Thomas Gray	$187,800
2	Matthew Johnson	$184,800
2	Steven Smith	$184,800
4	Alice Stevens	$109,000
4	Tammy Hooks	$109,000
4	Rachelle Gee	$109,000
4	Jill Durbin	$109,000
4	Richard Bradley	$109,000
4	Casey Kent	$109,000
10	Juanita Whitener	$96,800
11	Beverly Williams	$64,000
12	Lanette Sullins	$55,000
12	Kimberly Wernet	$55,000
14	Morrisa Crye	$53,000