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Board of Public Accountancy paid an average compensation of $75,564 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	William Treacy	$182,875
2	Alan Hermanson	$152,079
2	Jerry Hill	$152,079
4	Ann Hallam	$126,843
5	Kyle McGaw	$117,387
6	Daniel Weaver	$116,808
6	Donna Wier	$116,808
8	Jackie Frazier	$113,376
9	Thomas Payne	$102,648
10	Jonathan Smith	$97,757
11	John Moore	$95,668
12	Paulette Beiter	$92,873
13	Maria Lagunas	$81,018
14	Marissa Mahoney	$68,351
15	Roel Cantu	$68,329
16	Ismael Castillo Jr.	$68,232
17	Julie Prien	$68,077
18	Marisa Rios	$64,823
19	April Serrano	$61,963
20	Gilbert Gutierrez	$61,723
21	Patrick Dore	$55,002
22	Josephine Briones	$49,440
22	Alexis Holliday	$49,440
24	J. Franco	$49,332
25	Grace Wicke	$48,000
26	Rhonda Fellner	$46,039
27	Delia Castro	$45,400
28	Tina Smith	$45,217
29	Cherylyn Turner	$45,157
30	Jennifer Costilla	$44,801
31	Kenny Pettitte	$41,617
32	Maria Graziani	$39,228
32	Margaret Sheehan	$39,228
34	Riego Gil Sosa	$38,643
35	Megan Gloetzner	$37,080
36	Telisa Harwell	$36,976