Longview Times

Office Of Public Insurance Counsel paid an average compensation of $80,826 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	Melissa Hamilton	$149,976
2	Kenneth Lovoy	$115,872
3	Kimberly Donovan	$98,250
4	Patricia Zapata	$92,287
5	Carla Burhans	$66,000
6	Patrick Tyler	$62,000
7	Talia Bright	$61,000
8	Maryalice Costilla	$41,494
9	Christina Muniz	$40,560