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Texas Veterans Commission paid an average compensation of $52,322 during 2021, this was less 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.

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Thomas Palladino	$151,123
2	Shawn Deabay	$132,000
3	Charlie Osborne Jr.	$125,160
4	Charles Catoe	$120,000
5	Blake Harris	$104,112
6	Michelle Nall	$103,416
7	H. Goodell	$98,400
8	Tina Marberry	$94,200
9	James Bracken	$90,600
10	Salvador Castillo	$90,000
11	Anna Baker	$88,200
12	Gary Lee	$87,000
12	Elaine Zavala	$87,000
14	Richard Jimenez	$85,200
15	Dianne Coy	$84,408
16	Krystle Matthews	$84,000
16	James Crabtree	$84,000
18	Doug Rozunick	$82,740
19	Charles Bryant	$81,180
20	Michael Bardis	$80,760
21	Tycin Thompson	$78,180
22	Darlene Cote	$78,000
23	Michael Jaeger	$77,400
23	Lawrence Denton Jr.	$77,400
23	Tony Ramirez	$77,400
23	Paula Taylor	$77,400
23	Adrain King	$77,400
23	Gary Ivy	$77,400
23	Julio Harros	$77,400
30	Julie Dillard	$77,160
30	Ervey Leos Jr.	$77,160
32	Curtis Chalupa	$75,000
32	Megan Tamez	$75,000
34	Greg Shigemasa	$72,756
35	Linda Alexander	$71,400
36	Melanie Moynahan	$71,040
37	Arnoldo Alaniz II	$71,016
38	Timothy Shatto	$70,848
39	Lawrence Cruz	$70,800
39	Jo Ikard	$70,800
41	Khaliah Rawls	$69,600
42	Webster Erin Donoghue	$69,000
43	Anthony Bustos	$68,004
43	Amber Batha	$68,004
43	Donald Hipp	$68,004
43	Cynthia Ramirez	$68,004
43	Terri Williams	$68,004
43	Arlene Perez	$68,004
43	John Wilson	$68,004
50	Andrea Watts	$67,800
51	Sandra Covin	$66,996
52	Mark Renninger	$66,000
53	Fred Huber	$65,000
54	Randolph Binford	$64,152
55	William Dwiggins	$64,062
56	Christina Mortel	$63,660
57	Gabriel Torres	$63,000
57	Cheryl Aldridge	$63,000
59	Jeffrey Richey	$61,815
60	Philip Kraus	$60,876
61	Manuel Recendiz	$60,000
62	Rosa Barrera	$59,856
62	Jana Else	$59,856
62	Roberto Macias	$59,856
62	Igmedio Gasmen	$59,856
62	Zachary Stoddard	$59,856
67	Justin Greiner	$59,040
68	Richard Pallanez	$58,944
68	Thomas Carter	$58,944
70	Kevin Bowes	$58,800
70	Gary Wilson	$58,800
70	Laura Bivens	$58,800
70	Daniel Clark	$58,800
70	David Dohme	$58,800
70	Gregory Pyrek	$58,800
70	Margaret Young	$58,800
70	Lisa Jeanne Simpson	$58,800
70	Willie Cooper	$58,800
79	Melissa HroMcIk	$58,656
80	Cindy Romeo	$58,464
81	Samantha Weaver	$58,200
82	German Biedenfeld	$57,837
83	Michael Malone	$57,744
84	Jose Ramirez	$57,588
85	Victoria Thompson	$57,420
86	Bryan Brown	$57,000
86	Gregory Holland	$57,000
86	William Chick	$57,000
86	Glenda Wilcox	$57,000
86	Jason Price	$57,000
86	Jonette Allen	$57,000
86	Jesus Simental	$57,000
86	Kerry Easley	$57,000
94	Aleshia Jamison	$56,964
95	Charles Benson	$56,784
96	Stephanie Baggett	$55,920
97	Elizabeth Schreiber	$55,800
97	Cynthia Manchaca	$55,800
99	Heather King-Silva	$55,440
99	Ileana Vasquez	$55,440