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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 Public Utility Commission Of Texas in 2019
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelly Botkin | $201,000 |
| 1 | Arthur D'Andrea | $201,000 |
| 1 | Deann Walker | $201,000 |
| 4 | John Urban III | $200,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Journeay | $180,000 |
| 6 | Thomas Gleeson | $172,800 |
| 7 | Constance Corona | $160,000 |
| 8 | Andrew Barlow | $140,000 |
| 8 | Margaret Pemberton | $140,000 |
| 8 | Keith Rogas | $140,000 |
| 8 | Darryl Tietjen | $140,000 |
| 8 | Rebecca Zerwas | $140,000 |
| 13 | Adrianne Brandt | $135,000 |
| 13 | Davida Dwyer | $135,000 |
| 13 | Philip English | $135,000 |
| 13 | Robert Long | $135,000 |
| 13 | Michael Phillips | $135,000 |
| 18 | Benter Tammy Holguin | $125,000 |
| 18 | Shelah Cisneros | $125,000 |
| 18 | Mark Hovenkamp | $125,000 |
| 18 | Rachelle Robles | $125,000 |
| 22 | Hunter Burkhalter | $120,000 |
| 23 | Charles Bondurant | $115,000 |
| 23 | Richard Burch | $115,000 |
| 25 | William Abbott | $112,000 |
| 25 | Anna Givens | $112,000 |
| 27 | Angela Wolf | $110,000 |
| 27 | Diana Zake | $110,000 |
| 29 | Mary Beck | $106,000 |
| 30 | Wyman Constance McDaniel | $105,000 |
| 31 | Heath Armstrong | $100,000 |
| 31 | Kasey Feldman-Thomason | $100,000 |
| 31 | Michael Hoke | $100,000 |
| 31 | Taylor Kilroy | $100,000 |
| 35 | Therese Harris | $97,400 |
| 36 | James Coffman | $95,000 |
| 36 | Heidi Graham | $95,000 |
| 36 | Debi Loockerman | $95,000 |
| 39 | Jay Stone | $93,600 |
| 40 | Smith Gina Misquez | $90,000 |
| 40 | Rashmin Asher | $90,000 |
| 40 | Eleanor D'Ambrosio | $90,000 |
| 40 | Steven Leary | $90,000 |
| 40 | Richard Nemer | $90,000 |
| 40 | Christopher Oakley | $90,000 |
| 40 | Parrish Pratt | $90,000 |
| 40 | David Smeltzer | $90,000 |
| 48 | Kristen Mendoza | $88,000 |
| 48 | Bruce Westmoreland | $88,000 |
| 50 | Mark Bryant | $86,260 |
| 51 | Adrian Hazard | $85,750 |
| 52 | Mark Filarowicz | $85,000 |
| 53 | Clifton Crouch | $84,600 |
| 54 | Jesus Morales Jr. | $80,200 |
| 55 | Lisa Fuentes | $80,100 |
| 56 | Kristin Abbott | $80,000 |
| 56 | Harika Basaran | $80,000 |
| 56 | Jenna King | $80,000 |
| 56 | Rustin Tawater | $80,000 |
| 56 | Paytyn Woltersdorf | $80,000 |
| 56 | Alaina Zermeno | $80,000 |
| 62 | Jose Luna | $78,408 |
| 63 | David Bautista | $77,400 |
| 64 | Ruth Stark | $76,956 |
| 65 | Michael Sanford | $76,000 |
| 66 | James Kelsaw Jr. | $75,600 |
| 67 | John Frederick | $75,000 |
| 67 | Stephen Mendoza | $75,000 |
| 67 | Ew Saelee | $75,000 |
| 67 | Emily Sears | $75,000 |
| 71 | Diane Hopingardner | $74,750 |
| 72 | Gregory Charles | $74,400 |
| 72 | John Poole | $74,400 |
| 74 | Jorge Ordonez | $74,000 |
| 75 | Werner Roth | $73,500 |
| 76 | Alicia Maloy | $72,400 |
| 76 | Reginald Tuvilla | $72,400 |
| 78 | Leila Guerrero | $72,000 |
| 79 | Patricia Garcia | $71,600 |
| 80 | Ernest Garcia | $71,000 |
| 81 | Richard Saldana | $70,585 |
| 82 | Kavitha Anandan | $70,000 |
| 82 | John Harrison | $70,000 |
| 82 | David Hoard | $70,000 |
| 82 | Creighton McMurray | $70,000 |
| 82 | Nancy Palma | $70,000 |
| 82 | Corey Pemberton | $70,000 |
| 88 | Tracy Montes | $69,400 |
| 89 | Fred Goodwin | $68,641 |
| 90 | Cynthia Guerrero | $68,200 |
| 91 | Fred Bednarski III | $68,000 |
| 92 | Jolie Mathis | $67,593 |
| 93 | Ramya Ramaswamy | $67,400 |
| 94 | Jionne Harnsberry | $67,000 |
| 94 | Emily Young | $67,000 |
| 96 | Laurie Wharton | $66,000 |
| 97 | Garcia Alfonso Hernandez | $65,000 |
| 97 | Harold Kohl | $65,000 |
| 97 | Jeffrey Wirth | $65,000 |
| 97 | Nabaraj Pokharel | $65,000 |
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