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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.
54 earners at Fifth Court of Appeals in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Burns | $187,800 |
| 2 | Lana Myers | $184,800 |
| 2 | Kenneth Molberg | $184,800 |
| 2 | Stephen Smith | $184,800 |
| 2 | Kathleen Garcia | $184,800 |
| 6 | Bonnie Goldstein | $169,400 |
| 6 | David Schenck | $169,400 |
| 8 | Erin Nowell | $154,000 |
| 8 | Amanda Reichek | $154,000 |
| 8 | Cory Carlyle | $154,000 |
| 8 | Leslie Osborne | $154,000 |
| 8 | William Pedersen | $154,000 |
| 8 | Robbie Partida-Kipness | $154,000 |
| 14 | Cliffie Wesson | $120,615 |
| 15 | Lisa Matz | $108,847 |
| 16 | Carol Geary | $105,282 |
| 17 | M. Cope | $103,000 |
| 17 | Aura Pleitez | $103,000 |
| 17 | Suanne Smith | $103,000 |
| 17 | Douglas Frobese | $103,000 |
| 17 | John Dumford | $103,000 |
| 17 | Elizabeth Hosch | $103,000 |
| 17 | Rita Zimmer | $103,000 |
| 24 | Daon Ward | $100,000 |
| 24 | Gregory Lensing | $100,000 |
| 24 | Sarah Stout | $100,000 |
| 24 | Martin Tate | $100,000 |
| 24 | Kristine Horn | $100,000 |
| 24 | Richard Gonzales | $100,000 |
| 24 | Rachel Campbell | $100,000 |
| 24 | David Tobias | $100,000 |
| 32 | Linda Althoff | $100,000 |
| 33 | Hilaree Casada | $92,405 |
| 34 | Bryan Bond | $92,000 |
| 34 | Kathy Park | $92,000 |
| 34 | Susan Motley | $92,000 |
| 34 | Rebecca Nichols | $92,000 |
| 34 | Farbod Farnia | $92,000 |
| 34 | Constance Ariagno | $92,000 |
| 40 | Sameen Abdullah | $92,000 |
| 40 | Brendan Hyde | $92,000 |
| 40 | Jeanette Strange | $92,000 |
| 40 | Marta McLaughlin | $92,000 |
| 44 | Myrna Gasc | $90,393 |
| 45 | Captoria Shelby | $68,000 |
| 46 | Claudia Ramirez-McCoy | $53,142 |
| 47 | Tami Swanson | $42,610 |
| 48 | Tashonda Carey | $41,592 |
| 49 | Angelica Aguilar | $41,355 |
| 50 | Denice Cantrell | $39,442 |
| 51 | Veronica Mendoza | $39,442 |
| 52 | Rebecca Nunn | $38,480 |
| 52 | Veronica Ramos | $38,480 |
| 54 | Kylie Webb | $38,480 |
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