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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 Department of Licensing and Regulation in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Arismendez Jr. | $180,000 |
| 2 | David Gonzales | $175,000 |
| 2 | Christina Kaiser | $175,000 |
| 4 | John Fowler | $156,256 |
| 5 | Bradford Bowman | $150,000 |
| 6 | Hemant Makan | $135,000 |
| 7 | Kenny Wright | $132,000 |
| 7 | Sharon Homoya | $132,000 |
| 9 | Simon Skedd | $129,250 |
| 10 | Victoriano Casas III | $126,000 |
| 11 | Charles Johnson | $123,000 |
| 11 | Della Lindquist | $123,000 |
| 11 | Drena McEachern | $123,000 |
| 14 | Raymond Pizarro | $122,000 |
| 14 | Brandy Corrales | $122,000 |
| 16 | Ronald Foster Jr. | $121,000 |
| 16 | Charlotte Melder | $121,000 |
| 18 | Eric Beverly | $120,000 |
| 19 | Wendy Pellow | $115,000 |
| 20 | Tuan Nguyen | $113,000 |
| 21 | Troy May | $110,815 |
| 22 | Sharday Edmond | $107,500 |
| 23 | James Corral | $102,324 |
| 24 | Tanya Skaarup | $102,000 |
| 24 | Douglas Jennings Jr. | $102,000 |
| 26 | Stephen Bruno | $101,358 |
| 27 | Jorge Centeno Jr. | $101,000 |
| 27 | Mary Winston | $101,000 |
| 29 | Samuel Couvillon | $100,000 |
| 30 | Stuart Strnad | $99,000 |
| 30 | John Medlock | $99,000 |
| 30 | Elizabeth Salinas-Strittmatter | $99,000 |
| 33 | Shufang Yu | $98,000 |
| 34 | Laura Pfefferle | $97,500 |
| 34 | Mia Settle | $97,500 |
| 34 | Molly Fudell | $97,500 |
| 34 | Alex Phipps | $97,500 |
| 34 | Jessica Escobar | $97,500 |
| 39 | Lori Walker | $97,000 |
| 40 | Heather Muehr | $96,500 |
| 41 | Burnett Gladney | $95,000 |
| 41 | Derek Burkhalter | $95,000 |
| 43 | Trevor Theilen | $94,000 |
| 44 | Eloy Gonzalez Jr. | $93,577 |
| 45 | Delisa Hamilton | $93,500 |
| 45 | Christopher Russey | $93,500 |
| 45 | Arthur Arevalo | $93,500 |
| 45 | Jacqueline Revilla | $93,500 |
| 49 | Lisa Mendoza-Lopez | $92,543 |
| 50 | Margaret Owen | $92,000 |
| 51 | Jeffrey Copas | $90,500 |
| 52 | Phong Doan | $90,405 |
| 52 | Liao Lin | $90,405 |
| 54 | Charlotte Craig | $90,000 |
| 55 | Richard Beltran | $88,000 |
| 56 | Teresa Alvarez | $87,890 |
| 56 | Gregory Leroy | $87,890 |
| 56 | Armando Alejandro | $87,890 |
| 56 | Charles Wilson | $87,890 |
| 60 | Michael Fickel | $86,089 |
| 61 | Margarita Shine | $86,000 |
| 62 | Anthony Read | $85,000 |
| 62 | Chris Funderburg | $85,000 |
| 62 | Jessica Hurtado | $85,000 |
| 65 | Stephanie Harris | $84,788 |
| 66 | Robby Troutt | $84,167 |
| 67 | Christina Tzaperas | $83,754 |
| 68 | Amanda Barrera | $83,000 |
| 68 | Roberto Reyes Jr. | $83,000 |
| 68 | Rebecca Burkhalter | $83,000 |
| 68 | Aroosa Nizami | $83,000 |
| 68 | Morgen Cuming | $83,000 |
| 73 | Nancy Banuelos-Gamble | $82,500 |
| 73 | Deborah Montgomery | $82,500 |
| 73 | Stephanie Wilkins | $82,500 |
| 76 | Debra Jackson | $82,265 |
| 77 | Edward Morrison | $81,000 |
| 77 | Cheryl Wilson | $81,000 |
| 77 | Thomas Wiggins | $81,000 |
| 80 | Jose Ornelas | $80,100 |
| 81 | Lorenza Martinez | $80,000 |
| 81 | Cynthia Marple | $80,000 |
| 81 | Victoria Meza | $80,000 |
| 81 | Aaron Heath | $80,000 |
| 81 | Cuadrado Dalma Sotero | $80,000 |
| 81 | Natalie Olvera | $80,000 |
| 81 | Juliane Crocker | $80,000 |
| 88 | James Murnan | $79,875 |
| 89 | Teddie James | $79,783 |
| 90 | Jose Ponce | $79,618 |
| 91 | Celia Mange | $79,166 |
| 92 | Jerry Daniel | $78,500 |
| 93 | Jose Alvarez | $78,000 |
| 93 | Marsha Godeaux | $78,000 |
| 93 | Donaciano Vara IV | $78,000 |
| 96 | Riordon Regina Garza | $77,550 |
| 97 | William Weatherly | $76,500 |
| 97 | Katie Brice | $76,500 |
| 99 | Timothy Faske | $76,471 |
| 100 | Cam-Tu Tran | $75,000 |
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