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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 State Auditor's Office in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Collier | $220,000 |
| 2 | Verma Elliott | $172,712 |
| 3 | Angelica Ramirez | $172,497 |
| 4 | Angie Welborn | $172,172 |
| 5 | Jo Guzman | $165,000 |
| 6 | James Timberlake | $164,940 |
| 7 | Cesar Saldivar | $159,029 |
| 8 | Sharon Schneider | $140,156 |
| 9 | Robert Smith | $139,150 |
| 10 | Hillary Eckford | $138,252 |
| 11 | Justin Griffin | $136,422 |
| 12 | Courtney Ambres-Wade | $134,697 |
| 13 | Dennis Bushnell | $134,598 |
| 14 | Michael Simon | $133,005 |
| 15 | Michael Stiernberg | $132,696 |
| 16 | Michael Clayton | $132,559 |
| 17 | Rebecca Beachy | $131,027 |
| 18 | Lauren Godfrey | $130,221 |
| 19 | Barry Holcomb | $130,203 |
| 20 | Jennifer Wiederhold | $130,148 |
| 21 | Michelle Feller | $126,922 |
| 22 | Garth Faigley | $125,575 |
| 23 | Joyce Inman | $122,940 |
| 24 | Michael Dula | $122,307 |
| 25 | Debra Serrins | $122,210 |
| 26 | Willie Hicks | $121,500 |
| 27 | Stacey Williams | $118,592 |
| 28 | Anca Pinchas | $118,398 |
| 29 | Ileana Barboza | $118,246 |
| 30 | Dana Musgrave | $118,108 |
| 31 | Aysem Tamur | $117,419 |
| 32 | Mary Wise | $117,279 |
| 33 | Sonya Tao | $117,000 |
| 34 | Michael Yokie | $116,786 |
| 35 | Jules Hunter | $115,357 |
| 36 | Carol Oberrender | $115,060 |
| 37 | Jennifer Brantley | $113,975 |
| 38 | Robert Pagenkopf | $113,722 |
| 39 | Jeannette Garcia | $112,234 |
| 40 | Jennifer Lehman | $111,884 |
| 41 | Gregory Adams | $111,785 |
| 42 | Kelley Ngaide | $110,946 |
| 43 | Robert Bollinger | $110,018 |
| 44 | Juan Sanchez | $109,674 |
| 45 | Kelsey Arnold | $109,658 |
| 46 | Robert Kiker | $106,593 |
| 47 | Fabienne Robin | $106,053 |
| 48 | Amadou Ngaide | $105,781 |
| 49 | Ann Karnes | $105,460 |
| 50 | Jeffery Patschke | $105,060 |
| 51 | Denise Becker | $104,995 |
| 52 | Philip Stringer | $104,683 |
| 53 | Tessa Mlynar | $103,700 |
| 54 | Laraine Tai | $102,871 |
| 55 | Matthew Owens | $102,748 |
| 56 | Charles Wilson | $102,163 |
| 57 | Lilia Srubar | $102,156 |
| 58 | Anna Howe | $102,095 |
| 59 | Thomas Mahoney | $101,981 |
| 60 | Krista Steele | $101,663 |
| 61 | Blythe Valenzuela | $100,112 |
| 62 | Judith Millar | $98,838 |
| 63 | Rebecca Franklin | $98,183 |
| 64 | Sarah Jane Puerto | $98,115 |
| 65 | Joseph Kozak | $97,718 |
| 66 | Eric Ladejo | $96,932 |
| 67 | Morgan Burandt | $96,598 |
| 68 | Janet Milkovic | $96,017 |
| 69 | Scott Labbe | $95,986 |
| 70 | Robert Burg | $94,910 |
| 71 | Pamela Bradley | $94,810 |
| 72 | Adam Ryan | $91,285 |
| 73 | Kelly Bratton | $90,988 |
| 74 | Jeffrey Criminger | $90,891 |
| 75 | Bianca Pineda | $90,879 |
| 76 | James White | $90,865 |
| 77 | Benjamin Keyfitz | $90,799 |
| 78 | Namita Pai | $90,442 |
| 79 | Jerod Heine | $88,383 |
| 80 | Aaron Daigle | $88,269 |
| 81 | Ryan Belcik | $87,623 |
| 82 | Orlando Sauceda | $86,005 |
| 83 | Melissa Jones | $84,870 |
| 84 | Cody Smith | $84,729 |
| 85 | John Woodruff | $84,530 |
| 86 | Taylor Huff | $83,567 |
| 87 | Valerie Bogan | $83,205 |
| 88 | Quang Tran | $83,100 |
| 89 | Nakeesa Shahparasti | $82,742 |
| 90 | Jennifer Duran | $82,194 |
| 91 | Link Wilson | $82,112 |
| 92 | Fuente Rogelio De La | $82,000 |
| 93 | Rachel Goldman | $81,464 |
| 94 | Jacqueline Thompson | $81,375 |
| 95 | Arnton Gray | $80,904 |
| 96 | Kathy-Ann Moe | $80,702 |
| 97 | Jamin Williams | $80,197 |
| 98 | Elizabeth Ballensky | $79,831 |
| 99 | Ashley Keyfitz | $78,772 |
| 100 | Wesley Berry | $78,770 |
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