Amarillo Gazette

Office of Public Insurance Counsel paid an average compensation of $87,841 during 2021, this was more 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	Melissa Hamilton	$149,976
2	David Bolduc	$120,000
3	Patricia Zapata	$104,787
4	Kimberly Donovan	$100,250
5	Melissa Heggen	$100,000
6	Carla Burhans	$68,500
7	Talia Bright	$63,500
8	Christina Muniz	$42,060
9	Maryalice Costilla	$41,494