Amarillo Gazette

Board Of Pharmacy paid an average compensation of $59,732 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	Allison Benz	$141,510
2	Kerstin Arnold	$136,825
3	Caroline Hotchkiss	$105,250
4	Iona Grant	$103,107
4	Ben Santana	$103,107
6	Terri Burrows	$103,104
6	James Clark	$103,104
6	Synthia Hill	$103,104
6	Tera McConnell	$103,104
6	Katherine Salinas	$103,104
11	John Griffith	$97,883
12	Brian Hurdle	$89,471
13	Annette Graves	$87,331
13	Megan Holloway	$87,331
15	Rolando Belmares	$85,404
16	Devin Wilson	$78,938
17	Ann Driscoll	$78,493
18	Eamon Briggs	$77,851
18	Mary Murphy	$77,851
20	Walquiria Sanchez	$76,356
21	Erin Doyle	$75,000
21	Jorge Pacheco	$75,000
23	Mary Moretti	$73,968
24	Bronwyn Slack	$71,684
25	Robert Rivera	$69,465
26	David Meryman	$68,413
27	Misty Anderson	$67,444
28	Larry Brothers	$64,963
29	David Hardy	$61,200
30	Todd Hayek	$59,993
31	Matthew Hays	$58,081
32	Herlinda Yazdanshenas	$57,888
33	Robert Cambron	$56,017
33	John Plasek	$56,017
33	Carol Steward	$56,017
33	Hilario Torres	$56,017
37	Adrienne Bauer	$54,536
38	Shayda Bakhshi	$54,219
39	Christine Pavalasky	$53,880
40	Kelly Clark	$53,876
40	Tabatha Lowden	$53,876
42	Rachel Glass	$53,873
43	Brett Cyr	$53,223
44	Sofia Bishop	$52,743
44	Mary Newman	$52,743
46	Lydia Moreno	$52,000
47	Javier Ledesma Jr.	$51,064
48	Nelma Sanchez	$50,823
49	Amy Burt	$50,813
50	Kimberly Miles	$49,362
50	Jennifer Trook	$49,362
52	Felicia Carrasco	$49,358
52	Keya Henry	$49,358
52	Robert Moura	$49,358
55	Debra Beall	$49,333
56	Jessica Reyes	$49,257
57	Eve Debs	$48,000
57	Sarah Moody	$48,000
57	Chantell Solomon	$48,000
60	Heather Hernandez	$47,004
61	Kendra O'Neel	$46,896
62	Melinda Uballe	$45,039
63	Angela Castillo	$44,470
64	Cynthia Fazin	$44,129
65	Lisa Ake	$44,116
66	Noreen Gomez	$42,873
67	Misty Plant	$42,500
68	Carissa Garcia	$42,252
69	Ladamin Ervin	$42,244
70	Lori Gonzales	$42,108
71	Taylor King	$42,000
72	Margarita Zamarripa	$41,647
73	Audric Fowler	$41,596
73	Tammy Baker	$41,596
75	Sandra Chatham	$41,262
76	Barbara Racca	$40,008
77	Veronica Guzman	$39,960
78	Brandy Plummer	$39,785
79	Crystal Belvin-Scott	$39,521
80	Marcus Holliday	$39,052
81	Lisa Wells	$38,976
82	Senia Perez	$37,800
83	Heather Torres	$37,389
83	Briana Velasquez	$37,389
85	Ruth Wilkerson	$37,032
86	Gracie Lara	$36,311
87	Isaac Gonzalez	$34,920
87	Wesley Moody	$34,920
87	Todd Unruh	$34,920
87	Janelle Urbanus	$34,920
91	Irene Zapata	$34,543