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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.
The 100 highest earners at Texas Juvenile Justice Department in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Lepor | $276,817 |
| 2 | Candace Cain | $216,725 |
| 3 | Shandra Carter | $162,000 |
| 4 | Nathan Jackson Jr. | $155,000 |
| 5 | Wupperfeld Christian Von | $148,000 |
| 6 | Forrest Mitchell | $144,760 |
| 7 | Emily Anderson | $142,000 |
| 8 | Louis Serrano IV | $137,500 |
| 9 | Alan Michel Jr. | $125,000 |
| 9 | Todd Novak | $125,000 |
| 11 | Lori Robinson | $120,000 |
| 12 | Luther Taliaferro | $118,495 |
| 13 | Cynthia Brown | $117,000 |
| 14 | Thomas Adamski | $116,710 |
| 15 | Eleazar Garcia | $115,692 |
| 16 | James Elliott | $110,000 |
| 17 | Daniel Guajardo | $105,468 |
| 18 | Jennifer Jones | $105,000 |
| 18 | Amy Miller | $105,000 |
| 18 | Tamu Steptoe | $105,000 |
| 21 | David Stender | $104,000 |
| 22 | William Parks Jr. | $100,793 |
| 23 | Jillian Erdberg | $100,000 |
| 23 | Preston Streufert | $100,000 |
| 25 | Terri Dollar | $98,996 |
| 26 | Jeffery Robertson | $97,522 |
| 27 | Robert Dubose | $97,092 |
| 28 | Sheree Case | $95,000 |
| 28 | Christopher Ellison | $95,000 |
| 28 | Michelle Havranek | $95,000 |
| 28 | Deborah Whitlock | $95,000 |
| 28 | Daniel Krall | $95,000 |
| 33 | Jana Stevens | $94,725 |
| 34 | Kaci Singer | $94,180 |
| 35 | Karol Davidson | $94,119 |
| 36 | Daniel Siam | $93,237 |
| 37 | Henry Thomas | $92,814 |
| 38 | Zachary Valdez | $92,500 |
| 39 | Amanda Zamarron | $92,000 |
| 39 | Jennifer Bennett | $92,000 |
| 41 | Kathryn Ellerman | $91,000 |
| 42 | Carolyn Johnson | $90,171 |
| 43 | John Arredondo | $90,000 |
| 43 | Lisa Broussard | $90,000 |
| 43 | Sebastian Estades | $90,000 |
| 43 | Sean Grove | $90,000 |
| 43 | April Jameson | $90,000 |
| 43 | Troy McPeak | $90,000 |
| 49 | Diana Sawyers | $89,661 |
| 50 | Frank Brown II | $87,699 |
| 51 | Dennis Smith | $87,057 |
| 52 | Kathryn Hallmark | $87,000 |
| 53 | Cheryl Duke | $86,987 |
| 54 | Glen Knipstein | $86,912 |
| 55 | Ruth Domel | $86,339 |
| 55 | Randall Waggoner | $86,339 |
| 57 | Barbara Hollenshead | $86,058 |
| 58 | Timothy Hinds | $85,989 |
| 59 | Lory Alexander | $85,934 |
| 60 | Fernando Leal | $85,200 |
| 61 | David Wallis | $85,127 |
| 62 | San Juanita Gonzalez | $85,051 |
| 63 | Omar Casas | $84,964 |
| 64 | Douglas Wise | $84,525 |
| 64 | William Klein | $84,525 |
| 66 | Eric Lejeune | $84,309 |
| 66 | Helen Spearman | $84,309 |
| 66 | Craig Taylor | $84,309 |
| 66 | Nest Stephen Van | $84,309 |
| 70 | Garry Blasig | $84,136 |
| 71 | Cristela Castillo | $84,018 |
| 72 | Evan Norton | $84,000 |
| 73 | Deborah Harris-Wiggins | $83,969 |
| 74 | Gregory Ezzell | $83,839 |
| 75 | Laverne Harrison | $83,785 |
| 76 | Susan Werner | $83,783 |
| 77 | James Friedman | $83,707 |
| 78 | Sara Garcia | $83,518 |
| 79 | Jane Leatherman | $83,339 |
| 79 | Steven Seeds | $83,339 |
| 81 | Larry Pipkin | $83,111 |
| 82 | Arturo Guerrero | $83,018 |
| 82 | Ronaldo Luna | $83,018 |
| 84 | Christi Goods | $83,000 |
| 84 | Scott Railsback | $83,000 |
| 84 | Marcus Recek | $83,000 |
| 87 | Stephen Rehberg | $82,805 |
| 88 | Jack Williams Jr. | $82,760 |
| 89 | Imelda Flowers | $82,413 |
| 90 | Sonja Herrington | $82,408 |
| 91 | John Johnson | $82,344 |
| 92 | Cindy Hewlett | $82,339 |
| 92 | Charles Howard | $82,339 |
| 94 | Danuta Godlewski | $82,000 |
| 94 | Juan Gonzalez | $82,000 |
| 94 | Autumn Lord | $82,000 |
| 97 | Cynthia Wood | $81,479 |
| 98 | Randy Robinson | $81,408 |
| 99 | Walter Kenion Jr. | $81,286 |
| 100 | Lajju Patel | $81,001 |
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