Amarillo Gazette

Executive Council of Physical Therapy & Occupation paid an average compensation of $54,205 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	Ralph Harper	$104,424
2	Amy Carter	$85,840
3	Karen Gordon	$83,358
4	Lea Weiss	$81,600
5	Ebony Holley	$80,652
6	Karissa Rodriguez	$62,520
7	Randall Glines	$58,800
8	Donald Meshell Jr.	$48,744
9	Susie Steen	$47,606
10	Sandy Lewis	$46,800
11	Adriana Delgado	$46,104
12	Cynthia Welch	$45,980
13	Diane Barton	$40,380
14	Priscilla Sillero	$36,000
15	Latisha Coffee	$34,918
16	Nereida Melendez	$34,239
17	Tyasia Elder	$31,239
17	Vanessa Avelar-Solis	$31,239
19	Briana Guyton	$29,442