SE Texas Times

Ninth Court of Appeals paid an average compensation of $100,840 during 2020, this was more 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	Henry Horton	$184,800
1	Charles Kreger	$184,800
3	Leanne Johnson	$169,400
4	Leslie Saia	$127,360
5	Sara McElroy	$101,380
6	Kelley Bridges	$99,220
7	Carly Latiolais	$84,500
8	Marsha Peterson	$83,275
8	Rachel Scott	$83,275
10	April Warren	$79,150
11	Jennifer Camp	$78,750
12	Ashley Jackson	$78,500
13	Kathryn Eckhart	$78,200
14	Mary Lukenbill	$76,160
14	Rhonda Storey	$76,160
16	Tiffany Dillard	$72,600
17	Katie Windham	$56,750