Amarillo Gazette

Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council paid an average compensation of $48,941 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	Darrel Spinks	$120,000
2	Patrick Hyde	$102,000
3	Jennifer Noack	$92,000
3	Timothy Speer	$92,000
5	Sarah Faszholz	$72,000
6	Alfonso Fernandez	$70,000
6	Maricela Ramirez	$70,000
8	Kathy Kemp	$69,000
9	Brenda Skiff	$65,000
10	Rae-Ann Allong	$60,000
10	John Bridges	$60,000
10	Brian Clark	$60,000
10	Andrew Hurt	$60,000
10	Diane Moore	$60,000
10	Mary Sicola	$60,000
10	Stephanie Woodruff	$60,000
17	Damon Parker	$58,000
18	Cristina De Luna	$54,000
19	Lindsay Lea	$48,000
20	Clint Holtzendorf	$42,000
21	Jay Ablon	$40,000
21	Michael Bailey	$40,000
21	Tracy De Bont	$40,000
21	Kreshelle Flores	$40,000
21	Christiian Medina	$40,000
26	Monica Fiero	$39,000
26	Susanna Jenkins	$39,000
28	Janay Brown	$38,000
28	Christina Limon	$38,000
30	Kodi Carrero	$36,000
30	Brian Creath	$36,000
30	Kelly Espeseth	$36,000
30	Melinda Fotinos	$36,000
30	Jennifer Gallacher	$36,000
30	Maria Haynes	$36,000
30	Maria Hernandez	$36,000
30	Elva Hinostroza	$36,000
30	Stephanie Johnson	$36,000
30	Grevellec Doris Le	$36,000
30	Desirea Lopez	$36,000
30	Martin Manzi	$36,000
30	Alyssa Nicholes	$36,000
30	Dianna Prinz	$36,000
30	Josephine Marie Richard	$36,000
30	Victoria Skiff	$36,000
30	Jose Trujillo	$36,000
47	William Dillawn	$33,000
47	Thomas Wright	$33,000
49	Arely Sanchez	$31,000
50	Charles Gonzales	$30,000
51	Leticia Gonzales	$29,000