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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.
The 100 highest earners at Texas Education Agency in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barney Timmins III | $384,375 |
| 2 | Carlos Veintemillas | $295,640 |
| 3 | Karim Hirani | $260,946 |
| 3 | Carlos Castro | $260,946 |
| 3 | Catherine Civiletto | $260,946 |
| 3 | John Grubenman | $260,946 |
| 7 | Michael Morath | $220,375 |
| 8 | Nicholas Tramontana | $204,505 |
| 8 | William Glenn | $204,505 |
| 10 | Michael Meyer | $195,017 |
| 11 | Tyson Kane | $186,566 |
| 12 | Leonardo Lopez | $185,400 |
| 13 | Melody Parrish | $184,792 |
| 14 | John Wright | $182,850 |
| 15 | Matthew Montano | $180,000 |
| 15 | Von Byer | $180,000 |
| 15 | McKelvey Oeser | $180,000 |
| 15 | Jeffrey Cottrill | $180,000 |
| 15 | Lily Laux | $180,000 |
| 15 | Megan Aghazadian | $180,000 |
| 21 | Lyndal Green | $177,020 |
| 22 | Kristen Hole | $174,900 |
| 23 | Andriy Mysyk | $174,431 |
| 24 | Monica Martinez | $173,994 |
| 25 | Joseph Siedlecki | $172,010 |
| 26 | Linda Roska | $171,881 |
| 27 | Ryan Franklin | $170,410 |
| 28 | Timothy Regal | $169,950 |
| 29 | Jennifer Alexander | $169,943 |
| 30 | Jared Stout | $169,220 |
| 30 | Martin Telfer | $169,220 |
| 30 | Andrew Bunker | $169,220 |
| 30 | John Newell | $169,220 |
| 30 | Ali Houshmand | $169,220 |
| 30 | Erin Wedepohl | $169,220 |
| 30 | Katharine Reissman | $169,220 |
| 30 | Joseph Rest | $169,220 |
| 30 | Kathryn Gernert | $169,220 |
| 30 | Mark Shewmaker | $169,220 |
| 40 | James Crowe | $168,683 |
| 41 | Carla Steffen | $165,000 |
| 42 | Julie Kopycinski | $159,656 |
| 43 | Jessica Conlon | $159,650 |
| 44 | Terri Hanson | $159,221 |
| 45 | Justin Porter | $159,135 |
| 45 | Tom Benavides | $159,135 |
| 47 | David Trice | $158,369 |
| 48 | Paul Roth | $156,256 |
| 49 | Sharon Gaston | $155,164 |
| 50 | Edward Oneill | $154,500 |
| 51 | Alastair McKenzie | $153,839 |
| 52 | Ashley Jernigan | $150,436 |
| 53 | Rosalinda Romero | $150,064 |
| 54 | Tri Nguyen | $148,505 |
| 55 | Iris Tian | $148,400 |
| 56 | Niloy Gangopadhyay | $148,315 |
| 57 | Christopher Maska | $146,949 |
| 58 | Amy Copeland | $146,280 |
| 59 | Fuat Aki | $145,109 |
| 60 | Morris Lyon | $145,000 |
| 61 | Gareth Williams | $144,180 |
| 62 | Carl Marx | $142,139 |
| 63 | Fawcett Miguel Gomez | $140,996 |
| 64 | Hunter Thompson | $140,569 |
| 65 | Robin Hartman | $140,012 |
| 66 | Frank Ward | $140,000 |
| 67 | Gilbert Porras | $139,935 |
| 68 | Leanne Simons | $139,468 |
| 69 | Cristina Ridgeway | $138,877 |
| 70 | Beth Stalvey | $138,433 |
| 71 | Parichai Kalari | $137,917 |
| 72 | Kevin Godin | $137,000 |
| 73 | Andrew Hodge | $136,759 |
| 74 | Laura Moriaty | $135,705 |
| 75 | Jarrad Toussant | $135,000 |
| 76 | Shannon Terry | $134,400 |
| 77 | Matthew SiMcOck | $133,900 |
| 78 | Leah Martin | $133,900 |
| 79 | Nina Taylor | $133,401 |
| 80 | Jamie Heilingoettier | $130,000 |
| 81 | Fuente-Valadez Cristina De La | $129,137 |
| 81 | Harold Wright | $129,137 |
| 83 | Ariel Sloan | $129,128 |
| 84 | Marilyn Cook | $128,970 |
| 85 | Melody Keith | $128,899 |
| 86 | Rachelle Ramos | $128,793 |
| 87 | Matthew Goodlaw | $128,750 |
| 88 | Alexis Bauserman | $128,742 |
| 89 | Valerie Johnson | $128,004 |
| 90 | Martha Reesing | $127,925 |
| 91 | Liang Chen | $127,725 |
| 92 | Frank Zuma | $127,500 |
| 93 | Marian Schutte | $127,197 |
| 94 | David Rodriguez | $126,690 |
| 95 | Heather Mauze | $126,248 |
| 96 | Megha Kansra | $126,000 |
| 97 | Robert Rector III | $123,600 |
| 98 | William Meitler | $123,580 |
| 99 | Rajen Hingorani | $123,401 |
| 100 | Jessica McLoughlin | $123,000 |
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