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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.
The 100 highest earners at Railroad Commission in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wei Wang | $228,775 |
| 2 | William Black | $189,069 |
| 3 | Danny Sorrells | $175,000 |
| 4 | Jeremy Hagen | $168,000 |
| 5 | Brandon Harris | $165,000 |
| 5 | Alexander Schoch | $165,000 |
| 7 | Kari French | $160,000 |
| 8 | Christopher Hotchkiss | $159,500 |
| 9 | Randall Collins | $156,000 |
| 10 | Leslie Savage | $146,095 |
| 11 | Megan Neal | $144,900 |
| 12 | Raymond Young | $142,052 |
| 13 | Alkesh Amodwala | $142,044 |
| 14 | Walter Christian | $140,937 |
| 14 | James Wright | $140,937 |
| 14 | Christi Craddick | $140,937 |
| 17 | Corey Crawford | $140,012 |
| 18 | Edgar Chavez | $139,614 |
| 19 | Ranil Gooneratne | $137,000 |
| 20 | Sarabpreet Singh | $136,872 |
| 21 | Kenneth Woodul | $136,859 |
| 22 | Charles Evarts | $136,500 |
| 23 | Michael Barber | $135,536 |
| 24 | Anil Koindala | $132,000 |
| 25 | Martin Powel | $131,158 |
| 25 | Amanda Hafer | $131,158 |
| 27 | Peter Pope | $129,831 |
| 28 | Dana Lewis | $129,553 |
| 29 | Travis Baer | $128,531 |
| 30 | Stephanie Weidman | $127,052 |
| 31 | Margaret Dixon | $125,863 |
| 32 | Matthew Fraley | $125,564 |
| 33 | Kim Peterson | $125,552 |
| 34 | Yanhui Bian | $124,697 |
| 35 | Xiangjuan He | $124,404 |
| 36 | Peter Fisher | $123,887 |
| 37 | Kendall Smith | $122,675 |
| 38 | Charles Wooten | $120,000 |
| 38 | Md Morshed | $120,000 |
| 38 | Paul Dubois | $120,000 |
| 41 | David Cooney Jr. | $118,047 |
| 42 | Manuel Clark | $117,999 |
| 43 | John Dodson | $117,668 |
| 44 | Penny Smith | $117,397 |
| 45 | Penny Simoneau | $117,106 |
| 46 | Mary Humphrey | $116,784 |
| 47 | Mark Mehrens | $116,780 |
| 48 | Boonchai LiMcHantra | $116,448 |
| 49 | Martin Ridgeway | $116,375 |
| 50 | James Allmand | $116,088 |
| 51 | Brian McCardle | $115,348 |
| 52 | Brent Elliott | $115,000 |
| 52 | Joseph Stasulli | $115,000 |
| 54 | Michael Pollan | $114,696 |
| 55 | Bindu Kola | $114,660 |
| 56 | Theresa Lopez | $114,101 |
| 57 | Christopher Miller | $113,961 |
| 58 | Qun Zhao | $112,660 |
| 59 | Joey Bass | $112,195 |
| 60 | Jeffery Morgan | $111,962 |
| 61 | Billy Spraggins | $111,636 |
| 62 | Trey Krueger | $111,621 |
| 63 | Jennifer Cook | $110,126 |
| 64 | Nileshkumar Kansara | $110,000 |
| 64 | Wendy O'Neill | $110,000 |
| 66 | Selena Meyers | $109,250 |
| 67 | Bradley Kocen | $109,000 |
| 67 | Evart Warren | $109,000 |
| 69 | Ellen Taylor | $108,920 |
| 70 | Jayanthi Koindala | $108,500 |
| 71 | Dana McClendon | $107,127 |
| 72 | David Jezewski | $107,000 |
| 73 | Thomas Humphrey | $105,734 |
| 74 | Jeffrey Foucart | $105,489 |
| 75 | Lisa Simpson | $105,228 |
| 76 | Steven Hilchey | $105,030 |
| 77 | Natalie Dubiel | $105,000 |
| 77 | Kristine Reeve | $105,000 |
| 79 | Samuel Copeland | $104,492 |
| 80 | Steven Rios | $104,361 |
| 81 | Kathy Keils | $104,265 |
| 82 | Arthur Correa | $104,265 |
| 83 | Leopoldo Guerra | $104,139 |
| 84 | Kelli Casteel | $103,680 |
| 85 | Roger Satterwhite | $103,600 |
| 86 | Ryan Ramon | $103,491 |
| 86 | Mia Hutchens | $103,491 |
| 88 | Mark Johannsen | $103,165 |
| 89 | Diane Scandurra | $103,089 |
| 90 | Timothy Walter | $101,534 |
| 91 | Lorenzo Garza Jr. | $101,078 |
| 92 | Chokkalingam Muthumari | $100,800 |
| 93 | Elizabeth Beckham | $100,470 |
| 94 | Makarand Jadhav | $100,025 |
| 95 | Ezra Johnson | $100,000 |
| 96 | Scott Larson | $100,000 |
| 96 | Laura Valdez | $100,000 |
| 96 | James Collins | $100,000 |
| 99 | Lupe Naranjo | $99,900 |
| 100 | Cory Gretlein | $99,872 |
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