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Comptroller Of Public Accounts, State Energy Conse paid an average compensation of $86,885 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	Eddy Trevino	$109,004
2	David Schiller	$97,931
3	Denise Brooks	$95,376
4	Alfredo Yebra	$92,228
5	Margaret Garcia	$65,000
6	Mary Morales	$61,773