East Central Texas News

Board of Pharmacy paid an average compensation of $57,454 during 2021, this was more than the public employee average of $55,188, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Beau Michelle Le, who earned $608,850 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	Timothy Tucker	$141,510
2	Caroline Hotchkiss	$115,000
2	Megan Holloway	$115,000
4	Iona Grant	$110,118
5	Ben Santana	$103,107
6	Synthia Hill	$103,104
6	James Clark	$103,104
6	Katherine Salinas	$103,104
6	Terri Burrows	$103,104
10	John Griffith	$97,883
11	Ann Du	$93,996
12	Rolando Belmares	$85,404
13	John Willars	$82,020
14	Mary Murphy	$80,000
14	Eamon Briggs	$80,000
16	Devin Wilson	$78,938
17	Ann Driscoll	$78,493
17	Misty Anderson	$78,493
19	Mary Moretti	$76,356
20	Robert Rivera	$73,000
21	David Meryman	$71,413
22	Herlinda Yazdanshenas	$68,500
23	Larry Brothers	$64,963
24	David Hardy	$61,200
25	Todd Hayek	$59,993
26	Matthew Hays	$58,081
27	Sofia Bishop	$57,888
28	Adrienne Bauer	$57,536
29	Shayda Bakhshi	$56,219
30	Carol Steward	$56,017
30	Hilario Torres	$56,017
30	Robert Cambron	$56,017
30	John Plasek	$56,017
34	Christine Pavalasky	$53,880
35	Amy Burt	$53,876
36	Rachel Glass	$53,873
37	Brett Cyr	$53,223
38	Daniel Castillo	$53,184
39	Chantell Solomon	$53,004
40	Lydia Moreno	$52,000
41	Sarah Moody	$51,264
42	Javier Ledesma Jr.	$51,064
43	Nelma Sanchez	$50,823
44	Kimberly Miles	$49,362
44	Jennifer Trook	$49,362
46	Keya Henry	$49,358
46	Kendra O'Neel	$49,358
46	Felicia Carrasco	$49,358
46	Robert Moura	$49,358
50	Debra Beall	$49,333
51	Jessica Reyes	$49,257
52	Lisa Ake	$47,116
53	Lori Gonzales	$47,004
53	Michael Segovia	$47,004
55	Kelly Souza	$46,992
56	Laura Gomez	$46,000
57	Melinda Uballe	$45,039
58	Morgan Glueck	$45,000
59	Angela Castillo	$44,470
60	Cynthia Fazin	$44,129
61	Misty Chapa	$42,500
62	Carissa Garcia	$42,252
63	Jadira Botello	$42,244
63	Raymond Cardenas	$42,244
65	Taylor King	$42,000
66	Margarita Zamarripa	$41,647
67	Audric Fowler	$41,596
68	Tammy Baker	$41,596
69	Sandra Chatham	$41,262
70	Misty Maldonado-Deleon	$41,256
71	Barbara Racca	$40,008
72	Veronica Guzman	$39,960
73	Brandy Plummer	$39,785
74	Crystal Belvin-Scott	$39,521
75	Marcus Holliday	$39,052
76	Lisa Wells	$38,976
77	Senia Perez	$37,800
77	Tianekia Harris	$37,800
77	Madeline Fojtik	$37,800
80	Briana Velasquez	$37,389
80	Heather Torres	$37,389
82	Lizbeth Trejo	$37,032
82	Ruth Wilkerson	$37,032
84	Wesley Moody	$34,920
84	Krista Conn	$34,920
84	Isaac Gonzalez	$34,920
84	Todd Unruh	$34,920
88	Irene Zapata	$34,543
89	Jennifer Baker	$31,644
90	John Ruybal	$31,608