Houston Republic

Office of Risk Management paid an average compensation of $61,587 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	Stephen Vollbrecht	$150,563
2	Lyle Holt	$150,200
3	Stuart Cargile	$140,320
3	James Cox	$140,320
3	Deea Western	$140,320
6	J. Tripp	$102,508
7	Fabela Leonel Ramirez	$91,200
7	Lydia Scranton	$91,200
7	Lori Shaw	$91,200
10	Nicholas Witkowski	$84,000
11	John Alexander	$83,587
12	Linda Griffin	$77,000
12	Shelby Hyman	$77,000
12	Marta Molina	$77,000
15	Keith Martin	$74,942
16	Dingmin Min	$73,695
17	David Moore	$70,980
18	Charles Despain	$70,000
19	Michael Littlejohn	$67,925
19	Shreelakshmi Nagaraj	$67,925
19	Anh Vu	$67,925
22	Mitchell Griffin	$67,284
22	Janine Lyckman	$67,284
22	Rachel Martinez	$67,284
22	Tshau Todman	$67,284
22	Robin Townsend	$67,284
22	Amber Winsborough	$67,284
28	Janice McCoy	$66,525
29	Tawn Ihnen	$65,758
30	Johnny Free	$65,000
30	Gary Ingram	$65,000
32	Rachel Victoria	$63,600
33	John Watts	$63,537
34	Mark Chadwick	$63,357
34	Guillermina Crenwelge	$63,357
34	Joanne Laguana	$63,357
34	Cynthia Stuart	$63,357
38	Derrick Guzman	$62,158
38	Clarisa Lenhart	$62,158
38	Michelle Milvo	$62,158
41	Audrea Blake	$62,079
42	Belinda Hood	$62,055
43	Ruth Alexander	$61,645
43	April Foradory	$61,645
43	Dayna Trotter	$61,645
46	Amy Thomas	$60,876
46	Karen Thompson	$60,876
48	Damone Edgerton	$60,235
48	Alice Jimenez	$60,235
48	Edward Madkins	$60,235
48	Michael Pollman	$60,235
48	Irene Villela	$60,235
53	Mechelle Lee	$60,000
54	Linda Adams	$59,850
54	Geneva Lira	$59,850
54	Diana Simer	$59,850
54	Elena Sisneros	$59,850
58	Teresa Peterson	$59,220
58	Lee Ann Petrick	$59,220
60	Evan Durham	$58,954
60	Daniel Ewald	$58,954
62	Nancy Fisher-Pickett	$58,938
62	Nannette Smith	$58,938
64	Sarah Thompson	$58,000
65	Jamell Collins	$56,891
65	Courtney Page	$56,891
67	Darwin Hamilton	$56,196
68	Sharon Billingsley	$55,602
69	Amanda Harrison	$55,000
70	Neil Cook	$54,468
70	Jairus Popp	$54,468
72	Brooke Hamilton	$53,550
72	Cassandra Hernandez	$53,550
72	Angela Lopez	$53,550
72	Courtney Williams	$53,550
76	Angelica Maldonado-Deleon	$52,734
76	Heriberto Martinez	$52,734
76	Heather Maxim	$52,734
76	Christina Sanchez	$52,734
76	Sonia Smith	$52,734
81	Carly Hughes	$52,000
81	Frank Pena	$52,000
83	Amanda Dotson	$50,944
84	Emily Busby	$49,322
84	Leslie Endicott	$49,322
84	Rodney Henry	$49,322
84	Marisela Herrera	$49,322
84	Dana Jackson	$49,322
84	Patricia Martinez	$49,322
84	Shannon O. Brien	$49,322
84	Felicia Svendsen	$49,322
92	Dawn Franklin	$45,150
93	Kristin Johnson	$40,499
94	Tina Phillips	$39,816
95	Maria Cervantes	$39,209
96	Brittanny Gordon	$39,085
96	Kyle Grimshaw	$39,085
98	Emily Crase	$37,800
98	Darius Phillips	$37,800
98	Selena Villarreal	$37,800