East RGV News

Board of Dental Examiners paid an average compensation of $52,948 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	Brooke Bell	$139,327
2	Casey Nichols	$105,000
3	Lauren Studdard	$95,000
3	Leticia Kappel	$95,000
5	Cassandra Kamp	$85,000
6	Christine Sanchez-Mendez	$81,000
7	Anitra Abdullah-Levy	$75,860
8	Sonya Subash	$74,000
9	Christopher Gregory	$70,032
10	Jessica Menchaca	$65,000
10	Cary Bruner	$65,000
10	Evelyn Hernandez	$65,000
13	Carol Pepper	$63,334
14	Daniel Matthews	$62,727
15	Joshua Walsh	$60,000
16	Melinda Hieber	$53,004
17	Ivette Carbajal	$52,500
18	Kendra Owens	$51,000
19	Lee Lannen	$49,224
20	William Jackson	$48,616
21	Jacob Bunn	$47,331
22	Marian Brady	$46,350
23	Wendy Richardson	$45,114
24	Lisa Fernandez-Chairez	$45,000
24	Connan Hinch	$45,000
26	Phillip Asebedo	$44,688
27	Ella Bailey	$44,443
28	Kimberly Lenderman	$44,286
29	Shauna Stacey	$43,298
30	Dina Ahrens	$43,200
31	Tami Vanderheiden	$43,000
32	Trina Smith	$42,838
33	Kiara Collins	$42,837
34	Erica Pleiman	$42,000
35	Manuel Solis	$41,976
36	Lynda Roach	$40,118
37	Valerie Arnold	$38,400
38	Alma Lujan	$38,000
38	Annette Lopez	$38,000
40	Loriene Barcena	$37,080
40	Lori Becker	$37,080
42	Diane Hobson	$36,875
43	Bobbie Williams	$36,023
44	Guadalupe Escobedo	$34,000
44	Michelle Gabriel	$34,000
44	Mandi Greeno	$34,000
47	Kathie Nguyen	$33,840
48	Veronica Vargas	$33,600
49	Miranda Quintanilla	$33,000
50	Jered Nuss	$26,374