Panhandle Times

Seventh Court of Appeals paid an average compensation of $110,376 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	Brian Quinn	$187,800
2	Judy Parker	$184,800
2	Patrick Pirtle	$184,800
4	Lawrence Doss	$154,000
5	Bobby Ramirez	$125,000
6	Thomas McIlhany	$101,000
6	Minerva McLaughlin	$101,000
6	Stephen Palmer	$101,000
6	Carrie Simpson	$101,000
6	Elyse Blount	$101,000
6	Liberty Lay	$101,000
12	Jon Stewart	$98,000
12	Alison Durio	$98,000
14	Kathryn Roth	$61,500
14	Rhonda Silverman	$61,500
16	Donalee Gibson	$57,500
16	Donna Gustin	$57,500