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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 Texas Lottery Commission in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Biard | $228,775 |
| 1 | Michael Fernandez | $228,775 |
| 3 | Gary Grief | $213,344 |
| 4 | Robert Tirloni | $198,522 |
| 5 | Ryan Mindell | $196,796 |
| 6 | George Rogers | $187,191 |
| 7 | Kelly Stuckey | $180,000 |
| 8 | Janice Thomas | $156,256 |
| 8 | Nelda Trevino | $156,256 |
| 10 | Joan Kotal | $155,443 |
| 11 | Raymond Page | $153,014 |
| 12 | Lea Garey | $152,629 |
| 13 | Deanne Rienstra | $152,618 |
| 14 | Ladonna Castanuela | $150,000 |
| 15 | Mario Valdez | $142,665 |
| 16 | Stacy Schuhmann | $142,052 |
| 17 | Senthilkumar Karunanidhi | $141,658 |
| 18 | James Lown | $134,974 |
| 19 | Amy Swartz | $133,594 |
| 20 | Debbie Pina | $129,137 |
| 21 | David Veselka | $128,751 |
| 22 | Anny Varghese | $128,053 |
| 23 | Michael Stoddard | $126,851 |
| 24 | Angela Zgabay-Zgarba | $123,849 |
| 25 | Michael Nichols | $122,806 |
| 26 | Kyle Wolfe | $121,485 |
| 26 | Tyler Vance | $121,485 |
| 28 | Angie Bland | $121,233 |
| 29 | Heidi Moreno | $120,000 |
| 30 | Melissa Villasenor | $118,847 |
| 31 | Gregory Martinez | $117,333 |
| 32 | Raul Flandes | $116,781 |
| 33 | Conchita Daniel | $116,194 |
| 34 | Andrew Leeper | $112,545 |
| 35 | Veda Hickman | $110,161 |
| 36 | Jason Cannaday | $109,723 |
| 37 | Teresa Edwards | $107,889 |
| 38 | Eric Williams | $106,114 |
| 39 | Vivian Cohn | $105,000 |
| 39 | Amy Snell | $105,000 |
| 41 | Ting Zhou | $104,937 |
| 42 | Scott Semegran | $104,318 |
| 43 | Fattah Elyabouri | $104,214 |
| 44 | David Graves | $104,009 |
| 45 | Lauren Callahan | $104,000 |
| 46 | Julie Terrell | $103,491 |
| 46 | Dale Bowersock | $103,491 |
| 48 | Frederick Reinig | $103,448 |
| 49 | Janani Rajagopalan | $103,254 |
| 50 | Stephanie Farinelli | $101,594 |
| 51 | Xiaomei Liu | $100,654 |
| 52 | John Graham | $100,008 |
| 53 | Thippaiah Devi Kodigenahalli | $99,996 |
| 54 | Co Ngo | $99,709 |
| 55 | Annika Guarnero | $98,620 |
| 56 | Pamela Wood | $96,720 |
| 56 | Lisa Glenn | $96,720 |
| 58 | Rene McCoy | $95,526 |
| 59 | Tamatha Boddy | $93,990 |
| 60 | Suzanne Robinson | $93,907 |
| 61 | Albert Lubker | $92,266 |
| 62 | Teresa Fuentes | $92,245 |
| 63 | Jeffery Manners | $91,906 |
| 64 | Anthony Vela | $91,729 |
| 65 | Michael Wooten | $91,728 |
| 66 | Mary Simpson | $90,384 |
| 67 | Marianne McIntyre | $90,054 |
| 68 | Anthony Kozak | $89,627 |
| 69 | Philip Bates | $89,575 |
| 70 | Michelle Glass | $89,373 |
| 71 | William Russ | $88,612 |
| 72 | Cylinda Dominguez | $87,720 |
| 73 | Marlene Blazi | $87,365 |
| 74 | Brenda Carrales | $86,261 |
| 75 | Wilfred Pitre | $85,596 |
| 76 | Clay Kidd | $84,985 |
| 77 | Jennifer Jones | $83,323 |
| 78 | Sylvia McPherson | $83,283 |
| 79 | William Ashlock | $83,200 |
| 79 | Gary Connor | $83,200 |
| 81 | Brandon Rylee | $81,332 |
| 82 | Debbie Jamieson | $81,321 |
| 83 | Carlos Salinas | $81,313 |
| 84 | Joy Bishop | $80,856 |
| 85 | Roger Prather | $80,689 |
| 86 | Carrie Curtis | $79,617 |
| 87 | Diana Cullen | $78,953 |
| 87 | Deborah Easley | $78,953 |
| 87 | Iris Medina | $78,953 |
| 87 | Merry Mendoza | $78,953 |
| 91 | Carney Emily Quitta | $78,622 |
| 92 | Tonja Young | $78,590 |
| 93 | Leslie Casarez | $78,576 |
| 94 | Dana Ross | $78,351 |
| 95 | Amanda Barzelis | $78,184 |
| 96 | Aura Andrade | $78,181 |
| 97 | Steven Morgan | $77,484 |
| 98 | Maria Perez | $77,329 |
| 99 | Katrina Anderson | $77,216 |
| 100 | Neal Tellier | $76,873 |
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