Amarillo Gazette

Texas Department of Criminal Justice paid an average compensation of $43,162 during 2021, this was less than the public employee average of $55,188, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Beau Michelle Le, who earned $608,850 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	Bryan Collier	$275,501
2	Oscar Mendoza	$205,348
2	Ronald Steffa	$205,348
4	Bobby Lumpkin	$188,704
5	Cris Love	$183,207
6	Kristen Worman	$180,000
7	David Gutierrez	$176,300
8	Tina Clark	$169,380
8	Cody Ginsel	$169,380
8	Rene Hinojosa	$169,380
11	Carey Green	$160,150
12	Christopher Cirrito	$160,000
13	Andrew Barbee	$155,050
13	Jason Clark	$155,050
15	Michael Troyanski	$150,000
16	Jennifer Gonzales	$146,085
16	April Zamora	$146,085
16	Billy Hirsch	$146,085
16	David Yebra	$146,085
16	Allison Dunbar	$146,085
21	Christina Hartmann	$145,000
21	Giustina Persich	$145,000
23	Marvin Dunbar	$141,600
23	Angela McCown	$141,600
23	Patricia Garcia	$141,600
26	Kathleen Blifford	$140,000
27	Brian Patrick	$140,000
28	David Mayo	$135,960
28	Anthony Allison	$135,960
28	Felecia Taylor	$135,960
28	Lance Coleman	$135,960
32	Christopher Carter	$135,599
33	Chris Black-Edwards	$125,555
34	Bettie Wells	$125,172
35	Edward Robertson	$125,000
35	James Lafavers	$125,000
35	Linda Molina	$125,000
35	Carmella Jones	$125,000
35	Brian Long	$125,000
40	Tim McDonnell	$124,928
41	Christopher Cegielski Jr.	$124,207
41	Dustin Shrell	$124,207
43	Eric Guerrero	$122,088
43	John Werner	$122,088
43	Miguel Martinez	$122,088
46	Jesus Valdez	$121,785
46	Nicholas Vaughn	$121,785
48	Manuel Hirsch	$120,317
49	Chrystal Heard	$120,000
50	Melvin Hill Jr.	$119,374
50	Kelsey Horn	$119,374
52	Eric Miller	$118,140
53	Monica Ruizdevelasco	$117,600
53	Jennifer Robinson	$117,600
53	Ronald Hudson	$117,600
53	Kerry Gaddis	$117,600
53	Ronald Givens	$117,600
53	David Sweetin	$117,600
59	Karen Hall	$115,824
60	Jessica Dillard	$112,356
61	Kevin Campbell	$112,008
61	Jeffery Richardson	$112,008
61	Leonard Echessa	$112,008
61	David Saffle	$112,008
61	Sherri Snedecor	$112,008
61	Kellie Russell	$112,008
61	Terri Hall	$112,008
61	Manuel Rodriguez Jr.	$112,008
61	Mary McCaffity	$112,008
61	Billy Lewis	$112,008
61	Pennie Kempt	$112,008
61	Travis Turner	$112,008
61	Matthew Ade	$112,008
61	Angela Shepherd	$112,008
61	Charlene Trentham	$112,008
76	David Blackwell	$111,240
76	Carol Monroe Jr.	$111,240
76	Stephen Bryant	$111,240
76	Joel Gauna	$111,240
76	Timothy Fitzpatrick	$111,240
76	Richard Babcock III	$111,240
76	Garth Parker	$111,240
76	Maricia Jackson	$111,240
84	Carol Garcia	$110,880
85	Lee Eck-Massingill	$110,136
85	Ira Evans Jr.	$110,136
85	Mary Farley	$110,136
85	James Kiel	$110,136
85	Tracy Long	$110,136
85	Raymond Gonzalez	$110,136
85	Elodia Brito	$110,136
85	Roel Tejada	$110,136
85	Wanda Saliagas	$110,136
85	Charles Speier	$110,136
85	Marsha Moberley	$110,136
85	Troy Fox	$110,136
85	Jeffrey Marton	$110,136
98	Jose Lozano	$109,474
98	Terry Lambeth	$109,474
98	Jeffery Butler Jr.	$109,474