Waco Reporter

Board of Architectural Examiners paid an average compensation of $90,117 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	Julie Hildebrand	$160,514
2	Dale Dornfeld	$117,397
2	Glenda Best	$117,397
4	Lance Brenton	$107,785
5	Matthew Le	$103,491
6	Jack Stamps	$93,918
7	Miguel Alvarado	$93,523
8	Julio Martinez	$93,141
9	Glenn Garry	$90,393
10	Katherine Crain	$78,953
11	Jennifer Hogan	$78,949
12	Jacqueline Blackmore	$68,152
13	Sabrina Salazar	$65,760
14	Steven Ramirez	$64,449
15	Nancy Rodriguez	$55,130
16	Jessica Ramirez	$52,915