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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 Parks and Wildlife Department in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Smith | $200,643 |
| 2 | Clayton Wolf | $185,000 |
| 3 | Chad Jones | $172,397 |
| 4 | Ronald Vanderroest | $163,360 |
| 5 | Chris Davis | $157,068 |
| 6 | Andrea Lofye | $143,000 |
| 7 | Rodney Franklin | $142,000 |
| 8 | Charles Bonds | $141,000 |
| 8 | Robin Riechers | $141,000 |
| 10 | Reginold Pegues | $140,000 |
| 11 | James Murphy | $137,500 |
| 12 | John Silovsky | $136,000 |
| 13 | Brent Satsky | $135,960 |
| 13 | Ichabod Balkcom | $135,960 |
| 13 | Jason Bussey | $135,960 |
| 13 | Luis Sosa | $135,960 |
| 13 | Christopher Daigle | $135,960 |
| 13 | Edward Tanuz | $135,960 |
| 13 | David Murray II | $135,960 |
| 13 | William Powell | $135,960 |
| 13 | James Ranft | $135,960 |
| 13 | Jason Huebner | $135,960 |
| 13 | Jason Davis | $135,960 |
| 13 | Michael Durand | $135,960 |
| 25 | Patricia David | $132,000 |
| 26 | Mischelle Diaz | $131,000 |
| 27 | Chad Gartman | $128,023 |
| 28 | Brandi Reeder | $125,697 |
| 28 | Clint Hunt | $125,697 |
| 28 | Lacy Loudermilk | $125,697 |
| 28 | Shawn Hervey | $125,697 |
| 28 | Brian Bragg | $125,697 |
| 28 | Marco Alvizo | $125,697 |
| 28 | Floyd Spears III | $125,697 |
| 28 | Shea Guinn | $125,697 |
| 28 | Scott Jurk | $125,697 |
| 28 | Steven Stapleton | $125,697 |
| 28 | Brad Guinn | $125,697 |
| 28 | Ned Nichols | $125,697 |
| 28 | Johnny Longoria Jr. | $125,697 |
| 28 | Michael Hanson Jr. | $125,697 |
| 42 | Jarret Barker | $125,630 |
| 42 | James Lindsey | $125,630 |
| 42 | Stormy King | $125,630 |
| 42 | Leslie Casterline III | $125,630 |
| 42 | Cody Jones | $125,630 |
| 47 | Justin Rhodes | $125,191 |
| 48 | Bradsby Colette Barron | $125,160 |
| 49 | Javier Fuentes | $124,207 |
| 49 | Jason Campbell | $124,207 |
| 49 | Charles Ford | $124,207 |
| 49 | Jonathan Heaton | $124,207 |
| 49 | Eric Collins | $124,207 |
| 49 | Cody Hatfield | $124,207 |
| 49 | Billy Lucio | $124,207 |
| 49 | Frederick Ruiz | $124,207 |
| 49 | Mark Hammonds | $124,207 |
| 49 | Clifton Swofford | $124,207 |
| 49 | John Palacios | $124,207 |
| 49 | Aryn Corley | $124,207 |
| 49 | Christopher Dowdy | $124,207 |
| 49 | Joshua Koenig | $124,207 |
| 49 | Ryan Hall | $124,207 |
| 49 | Philip Bird | $124,207 |
| 49 | Craig Hernandez | $124,207 |
| 49 | Jennifer Weaver | $124,207 |
| 49 | Erik Nygren | $124,207 |
| 49 | David Nieto | $124,207 |
| 69 | Robert Thomas | $122,000 |
| 70 | Christopher Bird | $121,785 |
| 70 | Brent Tucker | $121,785 |
| 70 | David Pellizzari | $121,785 |
| 70 | Benjamin Baker | $121,785 |
| 70 | Marcus Vela | $121,785 |
| 70 | Clint Brown | $121,785 |
| 70 | Christina Vales | $121,785 |
| 70 | Lance May | $121,785 |
| 70 | Wesley Groth | $121,785 |
| 70 | Logan Griffin | $121,785 |
| 80 | Tammy Dunham | $121,000 |
| 81 | Scott Stover | $121,000 |
| 82 | Bryan Reed | $120,998 |
| 83 | Julie Horsley | $120,000 |
| 83 | Justin Halvorsen | $120,000 |
| 85 | Brandon Rose | $119,374 |
| 86 | Todd George | $119,160 |
| 87 | Michael Masur | $117,396 |
| 88 | Allison Winney | $115,000 |
| 88 | David Buggs | $115,000 |
| 88 | David Eichler | $115,000 |
| 91 | Brandy Meeks | $112,000 |
| 92 | Faith McCrery | $110,000 |
| 93 | Paul Geeslin | $109,790 |
| 93 | Timothy Birdsong | $109,790 |
| 95 | Billy Champlin | $109,474 |
| 95 | Andrew Ozuna | $109,474 |
| 95 | Dwayne Havis | $109,474 |
| 95 | Christian Murray | $109,474 |
| 99 | Kevin Steele | $107,400 |
| 99 | Timmy Malinovsky | $107,400 |
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