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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.
18 earners at Commission on Jail Standards in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Wood | $121,020 |
| 2 | Wendy Wisneski | $60,000 |
| 3 | Jason Ross | $56,000 |
| 4 | Carol Bernhard | $54,000 |
| 5 | Jason Jouett | $51,960 |
| 6 | Lupe Moreno | $51,000 |
| 7 | Leslie Speir | $50,600 |
| 8 | Valerie Woehl | $50,521 |
| 9 | Cano Kaitlin Lopez | $50,400 |
| 10 | Will Turner | $50,295 |
| 11 | Michael Gravitt | $50,100 |
| 11 | Byron Shelton | $50,100 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Thomas | $50,100 |
| 11 | Alicia Soto-Barker | $50,100 |
| 15 | Courtney Elrod | $46,500 |
| 15 | Martin Arnold | $46,500 |
| 15 | Jay Ablon | $46,500 |
| 18 | Melvin Bowser | $46,100 |
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