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Office of Injured Employee Counsel paid an average compensation of $47,458 during 2020, this was less 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	Jessica Barta	$151,048
2	Andria Franco	$125,000
3	Gina McCauley	$115,000
4	Vickie Uptmor	$85,000
5	Benjamin De Leon	$76,356
6	David Daniel	$75,000
7	Catherine Browning	$73,159
8	Veronica Boulden	$72,570
9	Jose Cuellar	$72,268
10	Kelly Loftus	$71,056
11	Alma Ruiz	$70,000
11	Mary Watkins	$70,000
13	Yolanda Garcia	$68,500
14	Joann Anderson	$68,250
15	Kathleen Contreras	$68,000
15	Tia Wilson	$68,000
17	Sheila Henry	$67,200
18	Topaz Lantz	$66,150
19	Joann Flores	$65,000
20	Jeffrey Luna	$65,000
20	Claudia Nelson	$65,000
20	Adriana Torres	$65,000
23	Deauc Dentaen	$64,500
24	Alejandra Hernandez	$61,500
25	Mario Anaya	$60,000
25	Reba Hutson	$60,000
27	Julie Ramirez	$57,000
28	Maria Lozoya	$55,184
29	Shelba Ruddick	$55,060
30	Latricia Frederick	$55,000
31	Nancy Alaquinez	$54,325
32	Barbara Williams	$53,879
33	Sylvia Hernandez	$52,095
33	Vickie Rivero	$52,095
35	Gabrielle Chila	$52,000
35	Lamarcus Martin	$52,000
35	Bradley Perkins	$52,000
38	Enedina Aguirre	$50,611
39	Mary Hamm	$50,440
40	Sally Knott	$50,000
41	Laura Reubens	$49,920
42	Sergio Balderas	$49,440
43	Lori Colunga	$49,400
44	Pattie Ayling	$49,088
45	Alicia Fuentes	$48,867
46	Catherine Johns	$48,416
47	Elvia Melchor	$48,162
48	Margot Arellano	$48,000
48	Lucero Sosa	$48,000
50	Daniel Berlanga	$47,646
51	Brenda Alvarez	$47,561
52	Jose Medrano Jr.	$47,433
53	Louis Sanchez	$47,200
54	Darlina Cornejo	$47,194
55	Ciazette Brooks	$46,988
56	Claudia Rojas	$46,606
57	Leigh Provost	$46,298
58	Rosa Estrada	$46,257
59	Irene Nichols	$46,251
60	Lessie Morris	$46,131
61	Lorraine Menchaca	$45,800
62	Marisa Guerrero	$45,552
63	Enedina Medina	$45,300
64	Allison Adkins	$45,000
65	Haley Pool	$45,000
65	Janie Puente	$45,000
67	Idalia Rodriguez	$44,838
68	Sara Alvarado	$44,656
69	Lucy Iglesias-Garcia	$44,483
70	Kristina Godinez	$44,392
71	Alexander Elias	$44,356
72	Camille Thrasher	$44,050
73	Monica Morales	$44,050
74	Leonor Carlos	$44,001
75	Vanessa Hernandez	$44,000
76	Erica Gomez	$44,000
76	Delois McQueen	$44,000
76	Sonia Rodriguez	$44,000
76	Victor Rodriguez	$44,000
80	Melinda Guerra	$43,728
81	Gladys Salinas	$43,500
82	Princess Jones	$43,500
82	Maria Montgomery	$43,500
84	Eric Evaro	$43,260
85	Pablo Martinez	$43,200
86	Debra Setliff	$43,000
87	Diana Pena	$42,838
88	Carolyn Torres	$42,394
89	Patricia Olah	$42,356
90	Eric Adcock	$42,000
90	Chantel Fontenette	$42,000
90	Martha Garza	$42,000
90	Lakeisha Hodge	$42,000
90	Bernetta Johnson	$42,000
90	Don Matsuyama	$42,000
90	Barbara Ramey	$42,000
90	Sarah Rawls	$42,000
90	Patricia Saccente	$42,000
90	Shannon Smith	$42,000
90	Shenitra Smith-Harris	$42,000