Real Estate Commission paid an average compensation of $66,282 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.
The 100 highest earners at Real Estate Commission in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea Buchholtz | $187,460 |
| 2 | Vanessa Burgess | $155,000 |
| 3 | Anthony Slagle | $154,500 |
| 4 | Ranada Williams | $140,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Rapp | $131,000 |
| 6 | Kathleen Santos | $130,000 |
| 7 | Abby Lee | $126,000 |
| 8 | Thomas Watson | $116,802 |
| 9 | Robert Hood Jr. | $113,500 |
| 10 | Michael Molloy | $111,240 |
| 10 | Melissa Tran | $111,240 |
| 12 | Tawana Hood | $108,675 |
| 13 | Denise Sample | $108,000 |
| 13 | Jennifer Wheeler | $108,000 |
| 15 | Alex Avra | $105,609 |
| 16 | Jason Romero | $101,696 |
| 17 | Regina Durden | $101,270 |
| 18 | Damon Crisman | $101,043 |
| 19 | Aimee Cooper | $100,356 |
| 20 | Melissa Huerta | $100,246 |
| 21 | Beverly Rabenberg | $98,312 |
| 22 | John Clark | $97,659 |
| 23 | James Elveston | $96,720 |
| 24 | Pimporn Mayo | $96,410 |
| 25 | Jose Renteria | $96,202 |
| 26 | Daron Goertz | $94,554 |
| 27 | Scott Milo | $91,279 |
| 28 | Amy Jasper | $88,980 |
| 29 | Sandra Zimmerman | $85,680 |
| 30 | John Phillips | $84,864 |
| 31 | William Herring | $82,000 |
| 32 | Ian Monroe | $81,576 |
| 33 | Jeffrey Strawmyer | $81,267 |
| 34 | Antony Cherian | $81,120 |
| 35 | James Perdue Jr. | $80,983 |
| 36 | Mark Lee | $80,100 |
| 37 | Brittany Mutschler | $80,031 |
| 38 | Dione Frederick | $80,000 |
| 38 | Amber Hinton | $80,000 |
| 40 | Roy Minton | $76,860 |
| 41 | John Knopic II | $75,600 |
| 41 | Jenny Kim | $75,600 |
| 41 | Rodolfo Calderon | $75,600 |
| 44 | Sylvia Showacre | $75,018 |
| 45 | Marjorie Caldwell | $74,646 |
| 46 | Tina Smith | $73,851 |
| 47 | Pamela Carter | $72,450 |
| 48 | Christina Johnson | $68,400 |
| 49 | Sharon Martinets | $68,352 |
| 50 | Gwilla Jackson | $66,701 |
| 51 | Crystal Stowell | $66,000 |
| 52 | Susan Miller | $64,489 |
| 53 | Jennifer Grube | $63,800 |
| 53 | Michael Sample-Diehl | $63,800 |
| 55 | Crystal Rivera | $63,425 |
| 56 | Alicia Villada-Avellaneda | $63,036 |
| 56 | Lashonda Reese | $63,036 |
| 56 | Margaret Weilbacher | $63,036 |
| 59 | Tessa Sowell | $60,024 |
| 60 | Raquel Salazar | $59,220 |
| 61 | Debra Monroe | $59,000 |
| 62 | Mary Jean Griffin | $58,000 |
| 63 | Danecia Jackson | $57,607 |
| 64 | Andrea Thorn | $56,718 |
| 65 | Emily Hein | $56,600 |
| 66 | Rebecca Bennett | $56,000 |
| 67 | Ranitra Johnson | $55,620 |
| 68 | Angelo Jones | $55,500 |
| 69 | Thomas Ramseth | $54,000 |
| 70 | Jeffery McBride Jr. | $53,900 |
| 71 | Becky Jarmon | $53,766 |
| 72 | Sarah Havis | $52,500 |
| 73 | Nikita Cummings | $51,482 |
| 74 | Bernetta Tolbert | $51,056 |
| 75 | Maria Leigh | $50,463 |
| 76 | Lateesha Brown | $50,400 |
| 77 | Sallie Williams-Tyrrell | $50,000 |
| 78 | Michael Hovey | $49,000 |
| 79 | Elizabeth Canfield | $48,500 |
| 80 | Kimberly Donnelly | $48,000 |
| 81 | Vanessa Galvan | $47,792 |
| 82 | Edward Elizondo | $47,620 |
| 83 | Michelle Resendiz | $46,800 |
| 84 | Irene Quinonez | $45,912 |
| 85 | Karen Long | $45,600 |
| 86 | Denise Martinez | $45,000 |
| 86 | Athena Brown | $45,000 |
| 88 | Deneika Denali | $44,980 |
| 89 | Elizabeth Ygnacio | $44,804 |
| 90 | Kandice Valdez | $44,501 |
| 91 | Maury James | $44,500 |
| 92 | Joi Nelson | $44,400 |
| 93 | Jenny Mason | $44,100 |
| 94 | Arthur Saenz | $43,400 |
| 95 | Sonja King | $43,260 |
| 95 | Christina Vela | $43,260 |
| 95 | Patricia Bell | $43,260 |
| 98 | Philip Kojak | $43,000 |
| 99 | Michelle Manigault | $42,980 |
| 100 | Norma Marquez | $42,525 |
