Amarillo Gazette

Texas Commission on the Arts paid an average compensation of $64,194 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	Gary Gibbs	$129,927
2	Laura Wiegand	$90,000
3	Amber Rhodes	$71,760
4	Alfredo Martinez	$66,843
5	Anina Moore	$63,616
6	Derek Mudd	$59,605
6	Kenneth Williams	$59,605
8	Dana Swann	$59,380
9	Cynthia Gray	$52,691
10	Kathryn Jennings	$51,094
11	Ernest Luna	$50,000
12	Mary Kettlewell	$40,000
12	Jose Trevino	$40,000