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Executive Council of Physical Therapy & Occupation paid an average compensation of $52,299 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	Ralph Harper	$100,893
2	Amy Carter	$82,000
3	Karen Gordon	$80,718
4	Ebony Holley	$78,000
5	Lea Weiss	$77,160
6	Karissa Rodriguez	$60,000
7	Randall Glines	$56,400
8	Susie Steen	$47,606
9	Sandy Lewis	$46,800
10	Donald Meshell Jr.	$46,344
11	Adriana Delgado	$44,004
12	Cynthia Welch	$43,580
13	Diane Barton	$40,380
14	Nereida Melendez	$34,239
15	Priscilla Sillero	$34,200
16	Latisha Coffee	$31,239
16	Tyasia Elder	$31,239
18	Vanessa Avelar-Solis	$29,439
19	Elizabeth Haros	$29,436