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Office of Risk Management paid an average compensation of $62,783 during 2021, this was more 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	Stephen Vollbrecht	$150,563
2	Lyle Holt	$150,200
3	Deea Western	$140,320
3	James Cox	$140,320
3	Stuart Cargile	$140,320
6	Lydia Scranton	$91,200
6	Fabela Leonel Ramirez	$91,200
6	Lori Shaw	$91,200
9	Kathleen Cordova	$84,000
9	Marc Guyot	$84,000
11	John Alexander	$83,587
12	Charles Despain	$77,000
12	Shelby Hyman	$77,000
12	Linda Griffin	$77,000
12	Marta Molina	$77,000
12	Janine Lyckman	$77,000
17	Dingmin Min	$73,695
18	Dayna Trotter	$68,700
18	Tshau Todman	$68,700
20	Anh Vu	$67,925
20	Tuan Downing	$67,925
20	Michael Littlejohn	$67,925
23	Mitchell Griffin	$67,284
23	Robin Townsend	$67,284
23	Amber Winsborough	$67,284
23	Rachel Martinez	$67,284
27	Mark Chadwick	$66,796
27	Cynthia Stuart	$66,796
29	Sally Velasquez	$66,525
30	Tawn Ihnen	$65,758
31	Johnny Free	$65,000
32	Collin Davis	$63,600
32	Rachel Victoria	$63,600
34	Guillermina Crenwelge	$63,357
34	Belinda Castillo	$63,357
36	Heather Hernandez	$63,357
37	Michelle Milvo	$62,158
38	Keith Cole	$62,055
39	Ruth Alexander	$61,645
40	Amy Thomas	$60,876
41	Damone Edgerton	$60,235
41	Alice Jimenez	$60,235
41	Irene Villela	$60,235
41	Michael Pollman	$60,235
45	Sharon Billingsley	$60,000
46	Brooke Hamilton	$59,850
46	Christina Sanchez	$59,850
46	Diana Simer	$59,850
46	Geneva Lira	$59,850
46	Elena Sisneros	$59,850
46	Linda Adams	$59,850
52	Teresa Peterson	$59,220
53	Evan Durham	$58,954
53	Daniel Ewald	$58,954
55	Nancy Fisher-Pickett	$58,938
55	Christine Torres	$58,938
55	Nannette Smith	$58,938
58	Sarah Thompson	$58,000
59	Jamell Collins	$56,891
59	Courtney Page	$56,891
61	Darwin Hamilton	$56,196
62	Carolyn Regimand	$55,200
63	Neil Cook	$54,468
64	Shannon O. Brien	$53,550
65	Angelica Maldonado-Deleon	$52,734
65	Patricia Martinez	$52,734
65	Heather Maxim	$52,734
68	David Woodfork	$52,000
68	Caroline Nauert	$52,000
70	Devin Crase	$51,000
71	Amanda Dotson	$50,944
71	Brittanny Gordon	$50,944
73	Dana Jackson	$49,322
73	Darius Phillips	$49,322
73	Jacqueline Zeppa	$49,322
73	Leslie Endicott	$49,322
77	Emily Crase	$42,510
78	Tina Phillips	$42,500
79	Brandon Murphy	$42,000
80	Rosejake Angels	$40,320
81	Maria Cervantes	$39,209
82	Monica Ramos	$37,800
82	Kimberly Trevino	$37,800
82	Gabriella Ybarra	$37,800
82	Julia Llamas	$37,800
82	Angela Thomas	$37,800
82	Amy Torres	$37,800
82	Christine Patrick	$37,800
82	Kacee Holler	$37,800
90	Alicia Gonzales	$35,496
91	Nola Milligan	$33,408
91	Catherine Tristan	$33,408
91	Nicholas Searcy	$33,408
94	Kevin Dawson	$28,541