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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 Department of Housing and Community Affairs in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Wilkinson II | $192,299 |
| 2 | James Eccles | $157,888 |
| 3 | Brooke Boston | $156,498 |
| 4 | Homero Cabello Jr. | $156,453 |
| 5 | David Cervantes | $154,037 |
| 6 | Monica Galuski | $150,431 |
| 7 | Michael Lyttle | $146,265 |
| 8 | Mariana Salazar | $145,000 |
| 9 | David Smith | $130,000 |
| 10 | Mark Scott | $126,816 |
| 11 | Michael Deyoung | $126,289 |
| 12 | Jeffrey Pender | $119,494 |
| 13 | Monita Johnson-Henley | $118,948 |
| 14 | James Hicks | $118,148 |
| 15 | Cathy Gutierrez | $117,588 |
| 16 | Kassu Asfaw | $117,384 |
| 17 | Abigail Versyp | $117,256 |
| 17 | Jose Guevara | $117,256 |
| 19 | Larry Mercadel Jr. | $116,880 |
| 20 | Margaret Holloway | $116,362 |
| 21 | Roger Stewart | $116,068 |
| 22 | Megan Sylvester | $113,416 |
| 23 | Adrian Guzman | $109,477 |
| 24 | Teresa Morales | $109,180 |
| 25 | Elizabeth Yevich | $106,056 |
| 26 | Nicole Krueger | $105,985 |
| 27 | Ricardo Medina | $103,262 |
| 28 | Rosalio Banuelos | $102,639 |
| 29 | Earnest Hunt Jr. | $101,945 |
| 30 | Brenda Hull | $100,191 |
| 31 | Wendy Quackenbush | $100,000 |
| 32 | Stephanie D\'Couto | $99,780 |
| 33 | Elena Peinado | $98,939 |
| 34 | Lucila Trevino | $98,701 |
| 35 | Kristina Vavra | $96,627 |
| 36 | Ricardo Ochoa | $96,000 |
| 37 | Heather Hodnett | $95,152 |
| 38 | Amy Jones | $94,380 |
| 39 | Nina Wiggins | $92,329 |
| 40 | Catherine Jung | $92,316 |
| 41 | Bradlee Dansbee | $90,734 |
| 42 | Anthony Gatica | $89,958 |
| 43 | Thomas Cavanagh | $89,443 |
| 44 | Daniel Shea | $88,800 |
| 44 | Erica Garza | $88,800 |
| 44 | Raul Salazar | $88,800 |
| 47 | William Turner | $88,437 |
| 48 | Chad Landry | $88,407 |
| 49 | Jose Ruz | $86,856 |
| 50 | Spencer Duran | $86,735 |
| 51 | Jo Taylor | $86,321 |
| 52 | Charlotte Flickinger | $86,000 |
| 53 | Alena Morgan | $85,000 |
| 53 | Jose Rios | $85,000 |
| 55 | Fernando Guajardo | $84,996 |
| 56 | Ysella Kaseman | $84,939 |
| 57 | Neda Sanjar | $84,386 |
| 58 | Glynis Vitanza | $84,001 |
| 58 | Naomi Cantu | $84,001 |
| 60 | Terry Barhorst Jr. | $84,000 |
| 61 | Gavin Reid | $83,636 |
| 62 | Cody Campbell | $83,304 |
| 63 | Andre Adams | $83,204 |
| 64 | William Rowe | $83,134 |
| 65 | Laura White | $82,188 |
| 66 | John Tomme | $82,000 |
| 67 | Paul Ford | $81,678 |
| 68 | Jeanna Adams | $81,323 |
| 69 | Lorrie Lopez | $80,695 |
| 70 | James Oliva | $80,076 |
| 71 | Cristina Ortega | $80,000 |
| 71 | Isaac Quintanilla | $80,000 |
| 73 | Ophelia Guerrero | $79,825 |
| 74 | Graciela Garcia | $79,717 |
| 75 | Cindy Bocz | $79,660 |
| 76 | Albert Alvidrez | $78,250 |
| 77 | Laura Saintey | $78,202 |
| 78 | Sergio Salinas | $78,098 |
| 79 | Dechontelle Patience | $77,929 |
| 80 | Laichu Leung | $77,500 |
| 81 | Laura Sargent | $77,400 |
| 82 | Catharine Tracz | $77,011 |
| 83 | Rita Gonzales-Garza | $76,304 |
| 84 | Carmen Roldan | $76,011 |
| 85 | Christine Andrade | $76,000 |
| 86 | Lee Ann Chance | $75,924 |
| 87 | Shannon Roth | $74,586 |
| 88 | Rachel Metting | $74,493 |
| 89 | Robert Gross | $74,448 |
| 89 | Jeremy Johnson | $74,448 |
| 91 | Melissa Whitehead | $74,141 |
| 92 | Yesenia Ayala | $74,047 |
| 93 | Kristina Tirloni | $73,947 |
| 94 | Benjamin Sheppard | $73,788 |
| 95 | Jacquelyn Welsh | $73,260 |
| 96 | Gregg Kazak | $73,065 |
| 97 | Jason Burr | $72,786 |
| 98 | William Cranor | $72,363 |
| 99 | Jeremy Stremler | $72,207 |
| 100 | Angelica Arriola | $72,172 |
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