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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.
34 earners at Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Willson | $553,500 |
| 2 | Wayne Roberts | $281,875 |
| 3 | Kristen Doyle | $224,195 |
| 4 | Cindy Walkerpeach | $215,000 |
| 5 | Heidi McConnell | $208,828 |
| 6 | Vincent D. Burgess | $182,091 |
| 7 | Ramona Magid | $159,996 |
| 8 | Patricia Moore | $118,560 |
| 9 | Rosemary French | $113,801 |
| 10 | Therry Simien | $112,768 |
| 11 | Stephen Nance | $108,148 |
| 12 | Lisa Nelson | $104,397 |
| 13 | Shannon Cusick | $95,000 |
| 14 | Chris Cutrone | $90,393 |
| 15 | Michael Fisher | $90,000 |
| 16 | Anne Huddleston | $74,477 |
| 17 | Daniel Limas | $73,430 |
| 18 | Sandra Balderrama | $71,750 |
| 19 | Olga Dwyer | $71,294 |
| 20 | Rashonda Thomas | $69,785 |
| 21 | Sandra Morales-Reyes | $67,591 |
| 22 | Randall Cunningham | $66,462 |
| 23 | Jeremy Cook | $65,000 |
| 24 | Ralph Azeez | $63,591 |
| 25 | Melanie Jamison | $63,550 |
| 26 | Donald Brandy | $62,700 |
| 26 | Melanie Cleveland | $62,700 |
| 26 | Edward Dorotik Jr. | $62,700 |
| 29 | Cameron Eckel | $62,329 |
| 30 | Debra McHenry | $61,500 |
| 31 | Demitra Alexander | $60,000 |
| 31 | Ann Bjorgo | $60,000 |
| 31 | Jennifer Dear | $60,000 |
| 31 | Kelli Starbird | $60,000 |
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