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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.
The 100 highest earners at Texas Education Agency in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barney Timmins III | $384,375 |
| 2 | Carlos Veintemillas | $295,640 |
| 3 | Catherine Civiletto | $260,946 |
| 3 | John Grubenman | $260,946 |
| 3 | Karim Hirani | $260,946 |
| 6 | Carlos Castro | $241,708 |
| 7 | Michael Morath | $220,375 |
| 8 | William Glenn | $199,785 |
| 9 | Michael Meyer | $190,800 |
| 10 | Nicholas Tramontana | $185,695 |
| 11 | Melody Parrish | $184,792 |
| 12 | Megan Aghazadian | $180,000 |
| 12 | Von Byer | $180,000 |
| 12 | Jeffrey Cottrill | $180,000 |
| 12 | Lily Laux | $180,000 |
| 12 | Leonardo Lopez | $180,000 |
| 12 | Matthew Montano | $180,000 |
| 12 | McKelvey Oeser | $180,000 |
| 19 | Lyndal Green | $177,020 |
| 20 | Tyson Kane | $176,006 |
| 21 | Andriy Mysyk | $174,431 |
| 22 | John Wright | $172,500 |
| 23 | Joseph Siedlecki | $172,010 |
| 24 | Linda Roska | $171,881 |
| 25 | Monica Martinez | $168,926 |
| 26 | Kathryn Gernert | $167,400 |
| 26 | Ali Houshmand | $167,400 |
| 26 | John Newell | $167,400 |
| 26 | Martin Telfer | $167,400 |
| 30 | Ryan Franklin | $165,447 |
| 31 | Kristen Hole | $165,000 |
| 31 | Timothy Regal | $165,000 |
| 33 | Jennifer Alexander | $164,993 |
| 34 | James Crowe | $163,770 |
| 35 | Justin Porter | $159,135 |
| 36 | Mark Shewmaker | $158,626 |
| 37 | Sharon Gaston | $155,164 |
| 38 | Julie Kopycinski | $155,006 |
| 39 | Jessica Conlon | $155,000 |
| 40 | Terri Hanson | $154,584 |
| 41 | Tom Benavides | $154,500 |
| 42 | Andrew Bunker | $154,006 |
| 43 | Jared Stout | $150,431 |
| 43 | Jason Hewitt | $150,431 |
| 45 | Rosalinda Romero | $150,064 |
| 46 | Airick Crabill | $150,000 |
| 46 | Edward Oneill | $150,000 |
| 48 | David Trice | $149,405 |
| 49 | Alastair McKenzie | $149,358 |
| 50 | Tri Nguyen | $148,505 |
| 51 | Katharine Reissman | $148,436 |
| 51 | Joseph Rest | $148,436 |
| 51 | Erin Wedepohl | $148,436 |
| 54 | Gareth Williams | $144,180 |
| 55 | Christopher Maska | $142,669 |
| 56 | Jesse Acuna | $142,052 |
| 57 | Fuat Aki | $140,882 |
| 58 | Frank Ward | $140,000 |
| 59 | Niloy Gangopadhyay | $139,920 |
| 60 | Amy Copeland | $138,000 |
| 61 | Carl Marx | $137,999 |
| 62 | Fawcett Miguel Gomez | $136,890 |
| 63 | Hunter Thompson | $136,475 |
| 64 | Gilbert Porras | $135,860 |
| 65 | Heather Justice | $135,736 |
| 66 | Laura Moriaty | $135,705 |
| 67 | Leanne Simons | $135,405 |
| 68 | Jacqueline Porter | $134,832 |
| 69 | Parichai Kalari | $133,900 |
| 69 | Matthew SiMcOck | $133,900 |
| 71 | Cristina Ridgeway | $131,016 |
| 72 | Beth Stalvey | $130,597 |
| 73 | Ashley Jernigan | $130,000 |
| 73 | Drew Howard | $130,000 |
| 73 | Leah Martin | $130,000 |
| 76 | Nina Taylor | $129,515 |
| 77 | Fuente-Valadez Cristina De La | $129,137 |
| 77 | Harold Wright | $129,137 |
| 79 | Ariel Sloan | $129,128 |
| 80 | Andrew Hodge | $129,018 |
| 81 | Rachelle Ramos | $128,793 |
| 82 | Alexis Bauserman | $128,742 |
| 83 | Martha Reesing | $127,925 |
| 84 | Liang Chen | $127,725 |
| 85 | Frank Zuma | $127,500 |
| 86 | Heather Mauze | $126,248 |
| 87 | Jarrad Toussant | $126,103 |
| 88 | Marilyn Cook | $125,213 |
| 89 | Melody Keith | $125,145 |
| 90 | Matthew Goodlaw | $125,000 |
| 91 | Marian Schutte | $123,492 |
| 92 | Rajen Hingorani | $123,401 |
| 93 | Jessica McLoughlin | $123,000 |
| 93 | David Rodriguez | $123,000 |
| 95 | Mark Olofson | $122,993 |
| 96 | Christopher Jones | $122,643 |
| 97 | Merle Dover | $121,141 |
| 98 | Laura Dennis | $120,000 |
| 98 | Robert Rector III | $120,000 |
| 98 | Iris Tian | $120,000 |
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