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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.
23 earners at Texas Commission on Fire Protection in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Wisko | $123,883 |
| 2 | Clifton Grant | $90,000 |
| 3 | Mohammed Adams | $87,000 |
| 4 | Joyce Guinn | $78,008 |
| 5 | Ricky Wallace | $76,919 |
| 6 | Servando Sanchez | $74,000 |
| 7 | Deborah Cowan | $66,920 |
| 8 | Grace Wilson | $63,000 |
| 9 | Amanda Khan | $62,000 |
| 10 | Robert Reese | $54,684 |
| 11 | Fernandes Anderson Oliveira | $54,008 |
| 12 | Kenneth Barnett | $53,600 |
| 13 | Timothy Gardner | $52,004 |
| 13 | Ernest Null | $52,004 |
| 15 | Denise Alvarez | $51,200 |
| 16 | Justin Fowler | $50,004 |
| 17 | Lamar Ford | $50,000 |
| 17 | Brian Meroney | $50,000 |
| 17 | Timothy Gothard | $50,000 |
| 20 | Timothy Brown | $48,000 |
| 20 | Candace Barnett | $48,000 |
| 20 | Annalise Beasley | $48,000 |
| 23 | Sammie Penrod | $45,000 |
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