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Office Of Risk Management paid an average compensation of $62,321 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	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	Jacqueline Baynard	$84,479
11	Alan Ryman	$84,000
12	John Alexander	$83,587
13	Michelle Crain	$77,000
13	Linda Griffin	$77,000
13	Shelby Hyman	$77,000
13	Marta Molina	$77,000
13	Caleb Walker	$77,000
18	Keith Martin	$74,942
19	Dingmin Min	$73,695
20	James Stephens	$72,000
21	David Moore	$70,980
22	Charles Despain	$70,000
23	Michael Littlejohn	$67,925
23	Shreelakshmi Nagaraj	$67,925
23	Anh Vu	$67,925
26	Mitchell Griffin	$67,284
26	Janine Lyckman	$67,284
26	Rachel Martinez	$67,284
26	Tshau Todman	$67,284
30	Thomas Meehan Jr.	$66,525
31	Tawn Ihnen	$65,758
32	Gary Ingram	$65,000
33	Johnny Free	$63,600
33	Rachel Victoria	$63,600
35	Mark Chadwick	$63,357
35	Curt Krill	$63,357
37	Robin Townsend	$63,000
37	Amber Winsborough	$63,000
39	David Easlick	$62,158
39	Derrick Guzman	$62,158
39	Michelle Milvo	$62,158
42	Audrea Blake	$62,079
43	Belinda Hood	$62,055
44	Ruth Alexander	$61,645
44	April Foradory	$61,645
44	Dayna Trotter	$61,645
47	Leonor Matano	$60,876
47	Amy Thomas	$60,876
47	Karen Thompson	$60,876
50	Damone Edgerton	$60,235
50	Carl Janecka	$60,235
50	Alice Jimenez	$60,235
50	Edward Madkins	$60,235
50	Michael Pollman	$60,235
50	Irene Villela	$60,235
56	Cherie Swearengin	$60,000
57	Linda Adams	$59,850
57	Geneva Lira	$59,850
57	Diana Simer	$59,850
57	Elena Sisneros	$59,850
61	Teresa Peterson	$59,220
61	Lee Ann Petrick	$59,220
63	Evan Durham	$58,954
63	Daniel Ewald	$58,954
65	Nancy Fisher-Pickett	$58,938
65	Nannette Smith	$58,938
67	Samuel Stone Jr.	$57,771
68	Darwin Hamilton	$56,196
69	Mechelle Lee	$55,602
70	Karneisha Rivera	$55,200
71	Neil Cook	$54,468
71	Jenna Harkey	$54,468
71	Jairus Popp	$54,468
74	Karla Free	$53,550
74	Brooke Hamilton	$53,550
74	Angela Lopez	$53,550
74	Courtney Williams	$53,550
78	Angelica Maldonado-Deleon	$52,734
78	Heriberto Martinez	$52,734
78	Heather Maxim	$52,734
78	Christina Sanchez	$52,734
78	Sonia Smith	$52,734
83	John Watts	$52,000
84	Emily Busby	$50,944
84	Cassandra Hernandez	$50,944
84	Christopher Scroger	$50,944
87	Rhonda Frederick	$50,085
88	Rodney Henry	$49,322
88	Dana Jackson	$49,322
88	Patricia Martinez	$49,322
88	Shannon O. Brien	$49,322
88	Felicia Svendsen	$49,322
88	Sarah Thompson	$49,322
94	Frank Pena	$47,688
95	Dawn Franklin	$45,150
96	Carly Hughes	$42,000
97	Kristin Johnson	$40,499
98	Tina Phillips	$39,816
99	Leslie Endicott	$39,690
99	Armando Jacinto	$39,690