Amarillo Gazette

Executive Council Of Physical Therapy & Occupation paid an average compensation of $51,619 during 2019, this was more than the public employee average of $51,268, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

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.

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Ralph Harper	$97,850
2	Amy Carter	$82,000
3	Karen Gordon	$80,718
4	Ebony Holley	$78,000
5	Lea Weiss	$77,160
6	Karissa Rodriguez	$60,000
7	Randall Glines	$56,400
8	Susie Steen	$47,606
9	Sandy Lewis	$46,800
10	Donald Meshell Jr.	$46,344
11	Cynthia Welch	$43,580
12	Diane Barton	$40,380
13	Adriana Delgado	$39,804
14	Priscilla Sillero	$32,760
15	Nereida Melendez	$31,839
16	Latisha Coffee	$31,239
16	Tyasia Elder	$31,239
18	Vanessa Avelar-Solis	$29,439
19	Elizabeth Haros	$27,600