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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 Secretary Of State in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Hughs | $197,415 |
| 2 | Jose Esparza | $143,532 |
| 3 | Carmen Flores | $143,208 |
| 3 | Vincent Houston | $143,208 |
| 3 | Brian Ingram | $143,208 |
| 6 | Adam Bitter | $121,365 |
| 7 | Louis Ng | $112,842 |
| 8 | Dara Stone | $102,693 |
| 9 | Shamika Fehr | $102,000 |
| 10 | Thomas Gipson | $101,927 |
| 11 | Michael Powell | $101,021 |
| 12 | Christina Adkins | $98,496 |
| 13 | Daniel Page | $96,203 |
| 14 | Elizabeth Kirkwood | $93,041 |
| 15 | Marlin Craig | $92,405 |
| 16 | Robert Sumners | $91,876 |
| 17 | Melanie Best | $91,492 |
| 18 | William Carter | $90,720 |
| 19 | Kristi Hart | $90,601 |
| 20 | Daniel Glotzer | $90,322 |
| 21 | Dicidoro Garza Jr. | $90,209 |
| 22 | Alfonso Royal | $90,000 |
| 23 | Camela Jones | $84,947 |
| 24 | Abirami Keezhur | $83,553 |
| 25 | Garza Pepe De La | $80,641 |
| 26 | Linda Payne | $78,408 |
| 27 | George Goggin | $77,760 |
| 28 | Jill Ledbetter | $76,621 |
| 29 | Hector Zapata | $75,600 |
| 29 | Heidi Martinez | $75,600 |
| 31 | Anna Karpova | $73,200 |
| 32 | Kevin Tipton | $73,065 |
| 33 | Stephen Chang | $73,000 |
| 34 | Kimberly Bergmann | $72,000 |
| 35 | Shuford Scott | $70,200 |
| 36 | Russel Medina | $68,640 |
| 37 | Genevieve Gill | $67,665 |
| 37 | Charles Pinney | $67,665 |
| 37 | Nickie Yee | $67,665 |
| 40 | David Wilcoxen | $66,642 |
| 41 | Abel Guerrero | $66,144 |
| 42 | Ann Alexa Buxkemper | $66,000 |
| 42 | David Velez-Perez | $66,000 |
| 44 | Jason Hamby | $64,896 |
| 45 | Andria Perales | $64,800 |
| 45 | Laura Rhinehart | $64,800 |
| 47 | Chase Howell | $62,653 |
| 47 | Lena Proft | $62,653 |
| 47 | Jetaime Swindell | $62,653 |
| 50 | Dianne Gattuso | $60,140 |
| 51 | Gregory Jones | $59,400 |
| 52 | Corey Rose | $58,008 |
| 53 | Ernestine Cantu | $56,517 |
| 53 | Victoria Castillo | $56,517 |
| 53 | Venita Moss | $56,517 |
| 56 | Rose Sears | $54,121 |
| 57 | Celestine Eguzo | $53,461 |
| 58 | Victoria Torres | $52,331 |
| 59 | Mary Soto | $52,327 |
| 60 | Sondra Hadley | $52,041 |
| 61 | John Rodriguez | $51,840 |
| 62 | Delores Moore | $51,251 |
| 62 | Serita Rangel | $51,251 |
| 64 | Lillian Eder | $50,303 |
| 65 | Gloria Martinez | $50,247 |
| 66 | Michelle Robinson | $49,812 |
| 67 | Natalie Joyner | $49,285 |
| 68 | Maria Morales | $48,771 |
| 69 | Beva Kellison | $48,600 |
| 70 | Ernest Lamey | $48,000 |
| 71 | Carol Covey | $47,709 |
| 72 | Su-Min Ruliffson | $47,566 |
| 73 | Belinda Kirk | $47,311 |
| 74 | Jennifer Williams | $47,278 |
| 75 | Simona Guerrero | $46,837 |
| 76 | Stephanie Alvarado | $46,189 |
| 77 | Mary Eliasen | $45,977 |
| 77 | Amanda Grossman | $45,977 |
| 79 | Jean Marchione | $45,660 |
| 80 | Blanca Paez | $45,190 |
| 81 | Carolyn Prince | $45,035 |
| 82 | Lisa Sartin | $44,388 |
| 83 | Angelia Carter | $44,064 |
| 83 | Dina Florian | $44,064 |
| 83 | Nicole Guerra | $44,064 |
| 83 | Eileen Macias | $44,064 |
| 83 | Ashley Williams | $44,064 |
| 88 | Rhonda Bedford | $43,679 |
| 89 | Angie Hurtado | $43,632 |
| 90 | Lisa Sasin | $43,316 |
| 91 | Terry Kays | $42,611 |
| 92 | Ernest Fuentes | $42,443 |
| 93 | Mitchell Aimee McKnight | $42,220 |
| 94 | Emily Harwell | $42,120 |
| 94 | Breanna Mutschler | $42,120 |
| 96 | Debbie Gustafson | $41,961 |
| 97 | Hermalinda Aros | $41,903 |
| 98 | Larry Ortiz | $41,394 |
| 99 | Mary Garza | $40,813 |
| 100 | Bernadette De Joya | $40,453 |
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