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Commission On Law Enforcement Officer Standards An paid an average compensation of $54,478 during 2019, this was more than the public employee average of $51,268, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

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.

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Charles Vickers	$136,649
2	John Beauchamp	$101,544
3	Brian Roth	$90,566
4	Michael Antu	$89,250
4	Kenneth Merchant	$89,250
4	Gretchen Grigsby	$89,250
7	Richard Gutierrez	$67,995
8	Douglas Skolaut	$65,100
9	Dennis Graffious	$62,414
10	Gary Connella	$60,900
10	Shelley Knight	$60,900
12	Michael Hobbs	$60,378
13	Derry Minor	$59,850
14	Jim Clifton	$59,202
15	Jeffery Beard	$55,547
16	Carey McKinney	$54,958
17	Malcolm Jackson	$54,889
17	Mark Staudt	$54,889
19	Laurie Jackson	$54,600
19	Lisa Landry	$54,600
21	Jessica Capraro	$54,195
22	Thomas Bickers	$52,500
22	Nolan Burks	$52,500
22	Michael Dickey	$52,500
22	James Grissom	$52,500
22	Hillary Lyon	$52,500
22	David New	$52,500
22	Richard Norie	$52,500
22	Reynaldo Olvera	$52,500
22	Lita Rendon	$52,500
22	David Watkins	$52,500
32	Mary Wright	$48,825
33	Christine Varady	$48,302
34	Robert Slider	$48,300
35	Darla Dixon	$47,416
36	Kaitlyn Tonkin	$47,250
37	Cera Thornton	$45,150
38	Nikki Johnson	$44,126
39	Kenneth Mobley	$44,100
40	Michelle Beltran	$40,950
40	Raphael Ediae	$40,950
42	Renee Wolff	$37,800
43	Maryann Ramos	$36,926
44	Iris Martinez	$36,540
45	Donna Suderman	$34,859
46	Ashtyn Cain	$34,125
46	Cailey Fritz	$34,125
46	Kayla Manders	$34,125
49	Michele White	$32,550
50	Kim Boyd	$31,500
50	Jennifer Castillo	$31,500
50	Rainee Trevino	$31,500