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The highest paid public employee in Texas was James Willson, who earned $553,500 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 State Auditor's Office in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Collier | $181,128 |
| 2 | Verma Elliott | $169,325 |
| 3 | Angelica Ramirez | $166,663 |
| 4 | Angie Welborn | $162,426 |
| 5 | James Timberlake | $161,706 |
| 6 | Cesar Saldivar | $154,440 |
| 7 | Sharon Schneider | $134,056 |
| 8 | Jo Guzman | $132,502 |
| 9 | Hillary Eckford | $128,458 |
| 10 | Michael Simon | $127,840 |
| 11 | Jennifer Wiederhold | $127,596 |
| 12 | Michael Stiernberg | $126,305 |
| 13 | Dennis Bushnell | $126,258 |
| 14 | Michael Clayton | $125,565 |
| 15 | Courtney Ambres-Wade | $125,154 |
| 16 | Barry Holcomb | $124,537 |
| 17 | Rebecca Beachy | $124,114 |
| 18 | Robert Smith | $124,020 |
| 19 | Michelle Feller | $120,809 |
| 20 | Garth Faigley | $120,699 |
| 21 | Joyce Inman | $118,167 |
| 22 | Michael Dula | $117,558 |
| 23 | Debra Serrins | $117,465 |
| 24 | Lauren Godfrey | $117,000 |
| 24 | Justin Griffin | $117,000 |
| 26 | Emery Boston | $114,773 |
| 27 | Willie Hicks | $114,058 |
| 28 | Anca Pinchas | $113,800 |
| 29 | Aysem Tamur | $112,859 |
| 30 | Dana Musgrave | $112,561 |
| 31 | Stacey Williams | $112,329 |
| 32 | Michael Yokie | $111,161 |
| 33 | Ileana Barboza | $110,925 |
| 34 | Carol Oberrender | $110,052 |
| 35 | Jules Hunter | $109,798 |
| 36 | Robert Pagenkopf | $108,773 |
| 37 | Gregory Adams | $107,444 |
| 38 | Mary Wise | $107,418 |
| 39 | Jennifer Brantley | $106,407 |
| 40 | Jennifer Lehman | $105,976 |
| 41 | Robert Bollinger | $105,746 |
| 42 | William Morris | $105,739 |
| 43 | Kelley Ngaide | $105,087 |
| 44 | Jeannette Garcia | $104,772 |
| 45 | Sonya Tao | $103,422 |
| 46 | Juan Sanchez | $103,388 |
| 47 | Rodney Vasicek | $101,944 |
| 48 | Fabienne Robin | $101,935 |
| 49 | Ann Karnes | $101,365 |
| 50 | Robert Kiker | $99,065 |
| 51 | Denise Becker | $98,968 |
| 52 | Amadou Ngaide | $98,757 |
| 53 | Philip Stringer | $98,197 |
| 54 | Lilia Srubar | $98,189 |
| 55 | Tammie Wells | $97,229 |
| 56 | Blythe Valenzuela | $97,196 |
| 57 | Kelsey Arnold | $96,683 |
| 58 | Tessa Mlynar | $95,365 |
| 59 | Anna Howe | $95,309 |
| 60 | Laraine Tai | $95,110 |
| 61 | Charles Wilson | $94,912 |
| 62 | Joseph Kozak | $93,012 |
| 63 | Rebecca Franklin | $92,998 |
| 64 | Sarah Puerto | $92,049 |
| 65 | Judith Millar | $91,381 |
| 65 | Matthew Owens | $91,381 |
| 67 | Jamie Kelly | $91,376 |
| 68 | Pamela Bradley | $91,128 |
| 69 | Thomas Mahoney | $90,340 |
| 70 | James Armstrong | $89,894 |
| 71 | Robert Burg | $89,461 |
| 72 | Morgan Burandt | $89,318 |
| 73 | Janet Milkovic | $89,202 |
| 74 | Krista Steele | $88,804 |
| 75 | Christopher Walling | $87,843 |
| 76 | Bianca Pineda | $87,806 |
| 77 | Namita Pai | $87,383 |
| 78 | Eric Ladejo | $86,912 |
| 79 | Scott Labbe | $86,673 |
| 80 | Kelly Bratton | $85,767 |
| 81 | Benjamin Keyfitz | $85,587 |
| 82 | Jerod Heine | $85,394 |
| 83 | Mary Beth Schwing | $85,000 |
| 84 | Jeffrey Criminger | $84,848 |
| 85 | James White | $83,611 |
| 86 | Aaron Daigle | $82,800 |
| 87 | Melissa Jones | $82,000 |
| 88 | Sherry Sewell | $80,754 |
| 89 | Cody Smith | $80,648 |
| 90 | George Gaydos | $78,724 |
| 91 | Nakeesa Shahparasti | $77,993 |
| 92 | Ryan Belcik | $77,991 |
| 93 | Quang Tran | $77,576 |
| 94 | Joseph Fredrick | $76,666 |
| 95 | Jennifer Duran | $76,000 |
| 96 | Jacqueline Thompson | $75,965 |
| 97 | Taylor Huff | $75,798 |
| 98 | Elizabeth Ballensky | $75,250 |
| 99 | Link Wilson | $75,208 |
| 100 | Kathy-Ann Moe | $74,405 |
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