Amarillo Gazette

Optometry Board paid an average compensation of $50,869 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	Kelly Parker	$95,000
2	Vincent Pina	$49,616
3	Clayton Niemann	$48,000
4	Dennis Riggins	$45,852
5	Diana Montgomery	$34,157
6	Santreea Phillips	$32,590