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The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Brian Guthrie, who earned $754,275 as the executive director at the Teacher Retirement System.
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 2020
| 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 | $136,737 |
| 8 | Jo Guzman | $135,152 |
| 9 | Hillary Eckford | $131,669 |
| 10 | Michael Simon | $130,397 |
| 11 | Dennis Bushnell | $130,046 |
| 12 | Michael Stiernberg | $128,831 |
| 13 | Courtney Ambres-Wade | $128,283 |
| 14 | Michael Clayton | $128,076 |
| 15 | Jennifer Wiederhold | $127,596 |
| 16 | Barry Holcomb | $127,028 |
| 17 | Rebecca Beachy | $126,596 |
| 18 | Robert Smith | $126,500 |
| 19 | Lauren Godfrey | $124,020 |
| 19 | Justin Griffin | $124,020 |
| 21 | Michelle Feller | $123,225 |
| 22 | Garth Faigley | $123,113 |
| 23 | Joyce Inman | $120,530 |
| 24 | Michael Dula | $119,909 |
| 25 | Debra Serrins | $119,814 |
| 26 | Willie Hicks | $117,480 |
| 27 | Emery Boston | $117,069 |
| 28 | Anca Pinchas | $116,076 |
| 29 | Stacey Williams | $115,699 |
| 30 | Ileana Barboza | $115,362 |
| 31 | Aysem Tamur | $115,116 |
| 32 | Dana Musgrave | $114,812 |
| 33 | Michael Yokie | $114,496 |
| 34 | Jules Hunter | $112,543 |
| 35 | Carol Oberrender | $112,254 |
| 36 | Robert Pagenkopf | $111,492 |
| 37 | Jennifer Brantley | $111,195 |
| 38 | Mary Wise | $110,640 |
| 39 | Gregory Adams | $109,593 |
| 40 | Jennifer Lehman | $109,155 |
| 41 | Jeannette Garcia | $108,438 |
| 42 | Kelley Ngaide | $108,240 |
| 43 | Robert Bollinger | $107,861 |
| 44 | Juan Sanchez | $107,524 |
| 45 | Sonya Tao | $106,525 |
| 46 | William Morris | $105,739 |
| 47 | Fabienne Robin | $103,973 |
| 48 | Robert Kiker | $103,523 |
| 49 | Kelsey Arnold | $103,451 |
| 50 | Ann Karnes | $103,392 |
| 51 | Amadou Ngaide | $103,201 |
| 52 | Jeffery Patschke | $102,000 |
| 53 | Denise Becker | $101,937 |
| 54 | Philip Stringer | $101,634 |
| 55 | Lilia Srubar | $100,153 |
| 56 | Tessa Mlynar | $99,179 |
| 57 | Anna Howe | $99,122 |
| 58 | Laraine Tai | $98,914 |
| 59 | Charles Wilson | $98,708 |
| 60 | Kathryn Hawkins | $97,658 |
| 61 | Blythe Valenzuela | $97,196 |
| 62 | Sarah Jane Puerto | $96,191 |
| 63 | Matthew Owens | $95,950 |
| 64 | Joseph Kozak | $95,802 |
| 65 | Rebecca Franklin | $95,788 |
| 66 | Thomas Mahoney | $95,309 |
| 67 | Judith Millar | $95,037 |
| 68 | Krista Steele | $94,132 |
| 69 | Morgan Burandt | $93,784 |
| 70 | Pamela Bradley | $92,951 |
| 71 | Janet Milkovic | $92,324 |
| 72 | Robert Burg | $92,145 |
| 73 | James Armstrong | $92,142 |
| 74 | Eric Ladejo | $91,258 |
| 75 | Namita Pai | $90,442 |
| 76 | Scott Labbe | $89,707 |
| 77 | Jerod Heine | $88,383 |
| 78 | Benjamin Keyfitz | $88,155 |
| 79 | Kelly Bratton | $87,911 |
| 80 | Christopher Walling | $87,843 |
| 81 | Jeffrey Criminger | $87,818 |
| 82 | Bianca Pineda | $87,806 |
| 83 | James White | $86,538 |
| 84 | Aaron Daigle | $85,698 |
| 85 | Orlando Sauceda | $83,500 |
| 86 | Ryan Belcik | $83,450 |
| 87 | Cody Smith | $82,261 |
| 88 | Melissa Jones | $82,000 |
| 89 | Adam Ryan | $81,505 |
| 90 | George Gaydos | $81,085 |
| 91 | Fuente Rogelio De La | $81,000 |
| 92 | Nakeesa Shahparasti | $80,332 |
| 93 | Quang Tran | $79,903 |
| 94 | Jennifer Duran | $79,800 |
| 95 | Link Wilson | $79,720 |
| 96 | Taylor Huff | $79,588 |
| 97 | Joseph Fredrick | $79,350 |
| 98 | Valerie Bogan | $79,243 |
| 99 | John Woodruff | $79,000 |
| 100 | Jacqueline Thompson | $78,624 |
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