Hill Country Chronicle

Texas Medical Board paid an average compensation of $54,253 during 2020, this was more than the public employee average of $51,794, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Brian Guthrie, who earned $754,275 as the executive director at the Teacher Retirement System.

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.

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Scott Freshour	$160,527
2	Stephen Carlton	$156,145
3	Robert Bredt	$152,190
4	Christopher Palazola	$115,000
5	Jeffrey Clausius	$110,000
5	Susan Rodriguez	$110,000
7	Rui Bernardo	$100,000
8	Leonard Duran	$95,244
8	Lisa Gorn	$95,244
10	Wendy Pajak	$94,824
10	Amy Swanholm	$94,824
10	Sarah Tuthill	$94,824
10	Yvette Yarbrough	$94,824
14	Claudia Kirk	$90,820
14	Michelle McFaddin	$90,820
14	Johnathan Stone	$90,820
17	Coretta Briscoe	$88,500
17	Debbi Henneke	$88,500
17	Taurie Randermann	$88,500
17	Grace Unterborn	$88,500
21	Jerry Bergman	$88,320
21	Nikki Karr	$88,320
21	Samer Shobassy	$88,320
24	September Campbell	$82,500
24	Charles Fecteau	$82,500
26	Richard Romoff	$78,613
27	Jared Brehmer	$76,680
27	Douglas Bryant	$76,680
27	Maureen Iruke	$76,680
27	Melissa Mendoza	$76,680
27	Kemisha Williams	$76,680
32	Rhea Hines	$73,000
33	Kisha Eikner	$70,643
34	Hays Ursula Keen	$67,881
35	Maria Moreno	$66,395
36	Patricia Perez	$65,781
37	Patricia Spaw-Gonzales	$65,781
38	Mindy Hernandez	$65,597
38	Shelia Hux	$65,597
38	Marie Lopez	$65,597
38	Anne Rauch	$65,597
42	Jarrett Schneider	$65,536
43	Brittney Kruse	$64,781
43	Jennifer Sonen	$64,781
45	Pinilis Leah Fecteau	$63,500
46	Laura Fleharty	$61,680
47	Keith Lasalle	$61,000
48	Anthony Merritt	$60,977
49	Amanda Moreno	$59,473
50	Paulino Ramos III	$57,558
51	Alicia Tudor	$56,754
52	Erin Cleveland	$56,516
52	Nori Peterson	$56,516
54	Sarah Johnson	$55,602
55	Lisa Brewer	$55,427
56	Kimberley Moore	$54,894
57	Ollie Miller	$53,118
58	Adriana Leal	$53,000
59	Kelvin Myers	$51,000
60	Francisco Rios	$50,885
61	Cruz Michael De La	$50,546
62	Jeremy Blackman	$50,505
62	Sandee Boodhan	$50,505
62	Cendy Brister-Antley	$50,505
62	Juanita Garner	$50,505
62	Sheri Hard	$50,505
62	Mary Hernandez	$50,505
62	Kara Kirby	$50,505
62	Donna Payne	$50,505
62	Amber Perryman	$50,505
62	Amy Robles	$50,505
62	Lisa Valdez	$50,505
73	Sidney Mason	$50,505
74	Sara Trevino	$49,733
75	Angela Delgado	$49,695
75	Monica Felix	$49,695
75	Lillian Hiles	$49,695
75	Janet Howe	$49,695
75	Matthew Thompson	$49,695
75	Elizabeth Wollitz	$49,695
81	Desiree Nombrana	$49,395
81	Jessica Ramirez	$49,395
83	Ariana Gonzalez	$48,333
84	Rita Chapin	$48,168
84	Christine Rodriguez	$48,168
86	Michael Azzato	$47,951
87	Natalie Merritt	$47,125
87	Charles Sanchez	$47,125
89	Jamie Brewer	$46,916
89	Faiza Hashmi	$46,916
89	Farrah Hoffman	$46,916
89	Andrea Kizzie	$46,916
89	Stephanie Meza	$46,916
89	Rose Morris	$46,916
95	Mayte Childs-Kallus	$46,264
95	Craig Depoyster	$46,264
95	Emmanuel Guevarra	$46,264
95	Pedro Guzman	$46,264
95	Patrina Henry	$46,264
95	Stephanie Pecora	$46,264