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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 Employees Retirement System in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Tull | $450,000 |
| 2 | Porter Wilson | $316,117 |
| 3 | Leighton Shantz | $276,817 |
| 4 | Robert Sessa | $275,228 |
| 5 | Catherine Terrell | $265,000 |
| 6 | John Streun | $254,367 |
| 7 | Paula Jones | $250,000 |
| 8 | Sierra Perez Pablo De La | $238,458 |
| 9 | Ricardo Lyra | $228,404 |
| 10 | Carlos Chujoy | $219,661 |
| 11 | Peter Ehret | $217,057 |
| 12 | Elizabeth Martin | $211,621 |
| 13 | Timothy Reynolds | $211,458 |
| 14 | Andrew Hodson | $206,737 |
| 15 | Diana Kongevick | $205,000 |
| 16 | Anthony Curtiss | $203,443 |
| 17 | Cynthia Hamilton | $203,385 |
| 17 | Nancy Lippa | $203,385 |
| 19 | Ryan Cheryl Scott | $203,333 |
| 20 | Darren Hughes | $202,784 |
| 21 | Kelley Hewell | $191,294 |
| 22 | Brannon Andrews | $190,800 |
| 22 | Amanda Burleigh | $190,800 |
| 24 | Davis Peacock | $180,601 |
| 25 | Gabrielle Schreiber | $180,274 |
| 26 | John Murphy | $177,470 |
| 27 | Keith Lyons | $174,973 |
| 28 | Michael Clements | $172,218 |
| 29 | Robert Wood Jr. | $170,923 |
| 30 | Jennifer Chambers | $170,000 |
| 31 | Charles Turner | $169,291 |
| 32 | Gaye Pharr | $167,000 |
| 33 | William Nail | $166,846 |
| 34 | Panayiotis Lambropoulos | $162,487 |
| 35 | Annie Xiao | $162,345 |
| 36 | Lauren Honza | $161,646 |
| 37 | Anthony Chavez | $161,270 |
| 38 | Amy Cureton | $157,756 |
| 39 | Seenfun Mok | $156,256 |
| 39 | Thomas Rashman | $156,256 |
| 41 | Robin Hardaway | $155,000 |
| 42 | Thomas Roberts | $154,871 |
| 43 | Kenneth McDowell | $153,084 |
| 44 | George Lynch | $152,628 |
| 45 | David Lacy | $151,445 |
| 46 | Nicholas Maffeo | $150,409 |
| 47 | Blaise Duran | $150,002 |
| 48 | Andrew Okun | $149,688 |
| 49 | Siu Lung David Law | $145,008 |
| 50 | Richard Inzunza | $144,272 |
| 51 | Chineque Sterns | $144,000 |
| 52 | Michael Shoop | $143,707 |
| 53 | Leena Chaphekar | $143,312 |
| 53 | Ashley Collier | $143,312 |
| 55 | James Gassman | $142,000 |
| 56 | Ryan Wilkinson | $141,620 |
| 57 | Georgina Bouton | $141,609 |
| 58 | David Wagenseller | $141,000 |
| 59 | Nancy McCarthy | $140,567 |
| 60 | Ian Smith | $140,000 |
| 61 | Man Chan | $139,634 |
| 62 | Thomas Williams | $138,161 |
| 63 | Derek Sadowsky | $134,550 |
| 64 | Joseph Knight | $134,544 |
| 65 | Talal Qatato | $134,416 |
| 66 | Teofilo Bacungan Jr. | $134,121 |
| 67 | Robert Newhall | $133,468 |
| 68 | Mark Long | $133,064 |
| 69 | Benjamin Schuman | $132,140 |
| 70 | June Kim | $131,916 |
| 71 | Hau Yuan | $128,415 |
| 72 | Andrew Tisinger | $126,127 |
| 73 | Aaron Ismail | $125,460 |
| 74 | Emily Miller | $125,000 |
| 75 | Keith Yawn | $124,488 |
| 76 | Srinivasa Singireddy | $124,142 |
| 77 | Christy Davis | $123,023 |
| 78 | Scott Schrier | $123,000 |
| 79 | Aaron Hatt | $122,435 |
| 80 | Michael Miller | $122,400 |
| 81 | Mark Nelson | $122,394 |
| 82 | Kathryn Tesar | $121,307 |
| 83 | Bernie Hajovsky | $121,247 |
| 84 | Matthew Riemersma | $120,950 |
| 85 | Patricia Roano | $120,000 |
| 85 | Francis Barker | $120,000 |
| 85 | John Barnes | $120,000 |
| 85 | Kyle Fenton | $120,000 |
| 89 | Johnny Taylor | $119,538 |
| 90 | Wendy McAdams | $115,500 |
| 91 | Antonio Cardona | $113,785 |
| 92 | Tanice Palacios | $112,597 |
| 93 | Meagan Larson | $110,309 |
| 94 | Lakshmi Priya Venkatesan | $109,072 |
| 95 | John Lovelace | $108,000 |
| 95 | Sriyas Pande | $108,000 |
| 95 | James Wehmeyer | $108,000 |
| 98 | Adriana Ballard | $107,544 |
| 99 | Jose Deleon | $106,296 |
| 100 | Kathleen West | $106,251 |
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