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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 Department of Public Safety in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven McCraw | $299,813 |
| 2 | Freeman Martin | $256,806 |
| 2 | Jeoffry Williams | $256,806 |
| 2 | Dwight Mathis | $256,806 |
| 5 | Renearl Bowie | $231,317 |
| 5 | Sheri Gipson | $231,317 |
| 5 | Chance Collins | $231,317 |
| 5 | Susan Whittenton | $231,317 |
| 5 | Dale Avant | $231,317 |
| 5 | Wayne Mueller | $231,317 |
| 5 | Timothy Ochsner | $231,317 |
| 5 | Floyd Goodwin | $231,317 |
| 5 | Catherine Melvin | $231,317 |
| 5 | Bryan Lane | $231,317 |
| 5 | Jessica Ballew | $231,317 |
| 5 | Brady Mills | $231,317 |
| 5 | Michelle Farris | $231,317 |
| 5 | Phillip Ayala | $231,317 |
| 5 | Orlando Alanis | $231,317 |
| 5 | Valerie Brown | $231,317 |
| 5 | Daniel Adkins | $231,317 |
| 5 | Aaron Blackstone | $231,317 |
| 23 | David Cabrera | $210,612 |
| 23 | Henry Sibley III | $210,612 |
| 23 | Todd Snyder | $210,612 |
| 23 | Jason Taylor | $210,612 |
| 23 | Jose Sanchez | $210,612 |
| 23 | Joseph Longway | $210,612 |
| 23 | Victor Escalon Jr. | $210,612 |
| 23 | Scotty Shiver | $210,612 |
| 31 | James Cooper | $207,977 |
| 32 | Jason Hester | $192,764 |
| 32 | Kathleen Conley | $192,764 |
| 32 | Megan Sanchez | $192,764 |
| 32 | Justin Chrane | $192,764 |
| 32 | Nathanael Haddox | $192,764 |
| 32 | James Gaylord | $192,764 |
| 32 | Brian Burzynski | $192,764 |
| 32 | Ron Zilkha | $192,764 |
| 32 | Kathleen Murphy | $192,764 |
| 32 | Amy Hauck | $192,764 |
| 32 | Brian Baxter | $192,764 |
| 32 | Travis Considine | $192,764 |
| 32 | Stacy Holland | $192,764 |
| 32 | James Lopez | $192,764 |
| 32 | David Morgan | $192,764 |
| 32 | Susan Oballe | $192,764 |
| 32 | Rudy Resendez | $192,764 |
| 32 | Mimzie Herklotz-Dennis | $192,764 |
| 32 | Adam Brown | $192,764 |
| 32 | Maureen Coulehan | $192,764 |
| 32 | Walt Goodson | $192,764 |
| 32 | Robert Meade | $192,764 |
| 32 | William Urbanczyk | $192,764 |
| 55 | John George | $160,000 |
| 56 | Meghan Frkuska | $150,000 |
| 57 | Lori Robinson | $148,500 |
| 58 | Raymond Lopez | $140,004 |
| 58 | Elizabeth Goins | $140,004 |
| 58 | Louis Beaty | $140,004 |
| 58 | Mary Calcote | $140,004 |
| 62 | Alice Amilhat | $138,619 |
| 62 | Trevis Beckworth | $138,619 |
| 62 | Melissa Valadez | $138,619 |
| 65 | Jennifer Baskerville | $135,960 |
| 65 | Rafael Gonzalez Jr. | $135,960 |
| 65 | James Thomas | $135,960 |
| 65 | Richard Lain | $135,960 |
| 65 | Vincent Luciano | $135,960 |
| 65 | William Kasper | $135,960 |
| 65 | Sharon Jones | $135,960 |
| 65 | Mark Melson | $135,960 |
| 65 | Paul Schulze II | $135,960 |
| 65 | Jeremy Nordloh | $135,960 |
| 65 | Rhonda Lawson | $135,960 |
| 65 | David Palmer | $135,960 |
| 65 | James Mull | $135,960 |
| 65 | Joe Dennett | $135,960 |
| 65 | Jamie Downs | $135,960 |
| 65 | Jason Dudley | $135,960 |
| 65 | Arturo Delagarza | $135,960 |
| 65 | Jeremy Sherrod | $135,960 |
| 65 | Ruben Galindo | $135,960 |
| 65 | Tyler Harpole | $135,960 |
| 65 | Bryan Rippee | $135,960 |
| 65 | William Tomerlin | $135,960 |
| 65 | Matthew Swinney | $135,960 |
| 65 | Gabriel Ortiz | $135,960 |
| 65 | Bryan Kolb | $135,960 |
| 65 | Robert Smith | $135,960 |
| 65 | Terry Preston | $135,960 |
| 65 | James Rohrman Jr. | $135,960 |
| 65 | Jorge Ortega | $135,960 |
| 65 | Charles Hicks | $135,960 |
| 65 | Alfred Nunez | $135,960 |
| 65 | Derek Prestridge | $135,960 |
| 65 | Kevin James | $135,960 |
| 65 | Manuel Espinosa III | $135,960 |
| 65 | Robert Matthews | $135,960 |
| 65 | Christopher Jones | $135,960 |
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