Abilene Times

Optometry Board paid an average compensation of $51,824 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	Christopher Kloeris	$100,732
2	Vincent Pina	$49,616
3	Clayton Niemann	$48,000
4	Dennis Riggins	$45,852
5	Diana Montgomery	$34,157
6	Santreea Phillips	$32,590