Amarillo Gazette

Board of Pharmacy paid an average compensation of $57,385 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	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	Megan Holloway	$93,270
13	Rolando Belmares	$85,404
14	Ann Du	$85,000
15	John Willars	$82,020
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	Daniel Castillo	$53,184
45	Sofia Bishop	$52,743
45	Mary Newman	$52,743
47	Lydia Moreno	$52,000
48	Javier Ledesma Jr.	$51,064
49	Nelma Sanchez	$50,823
50	Amy Burt	$50,813
51	Kimberly Miles	$49,362
51	Jennifer Trook	$49,362
53	Felicia Carrasco	$49,358
53	Keya Henry	$49,358
53	Robert Moura	$49,358
56	Debra Beall	$49,333
57	Jessica Reyes	$49,257
58	Eve Debs	$48,000
58	Sarah Moody	$48,000
58	Chantell Solomon	$48,000
61	Heather Hernandez	$47,004
61	Michael Segovia	$47,004
63	Kendra O\'Neel	$46,896
64	Melinda Uballe	$45,039
65	Angela Castillo	$44,470
66	Cynthia Fazin	$44,129
67	Lisa Ake	$44,116
68	Noreen Gomez	$42,873
69	Misty Plant	$42,500
70	Carissa Garcia	$42,252
71	Jadira Botello	$42,244
71	Ladamin Ervin	$42,244
71	Laurel Wieland	$42,244
74	Lori Gonzales	$42,108
75	Lisa Rios	$42,108
76	Taylor King	$42,000
77	Margarita Zamarripa	$41,647
78	Audric Fowler	$41,596
79	Tammy Baker	$41,596
80	Sandra Chatham	$41,262
81	Misty Maldonado-Deleon	$41,256
82	Barbara Racca	$40,008
83	Veronica Guzman	$39,960
84	Brandy Plummer	$39,785
85	Crystal Belvin-Scott	$39,521
86	Marcus Holliday	$39,052
87	Lisa Wells	$38,976
88	Madeline Fojtik	$37,800
88	Tianekia Harris	$37,800
88	Senia Perez	$37,800
91	Heather Torres	$37,389
91	Briana Velasquez	$37,389
93	Erica Russell	$37,032
93	Ruth Wilkerson	$37,032
95	Gracie Lara	$36,311
96	Krista Conn	$34,920
96	Isaac Gonzalez	$34,920
96	Wesley Moody	$34,920
96	Todd Unruh	$34,920
96	Janelle Urbanus	$34,920