SE Texas Times

Texas Commission On The Arts paid an average compensation of $67,566 during 2019, this was more than the public employee average of $51,268, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

The highest paid public employee in Texas was James Willson, who earned $553,500 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	Gary Gibbs	$129,927
2	Laura Wiegand	$90,000
3	Jim McMillan	$83,841
4	Amber Rhodes	$71,760
5	Alfredo Martinez	$66,843
6	Anina Moore	$63,616
7	Derek Mudd	$59,605
7	Kenneth Williams	$59,605
9	Dana Swann	$59,380
10	Cynthia Gray	$52,691
11	Kathryn Jennings	$51,094
12	Ernest Luna	$50,000
13	Mary Kettlewell	$40,000