Panhandle Times

Seventh Court of Appeals paid an average compensation of $118,307 during 2021, this was more than the public employee average of $55,188, according to data compiled by The Texas Tribune.

The highest-paid public employee in Texas was Beau Michelle Le, who earned $608,850 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	Brian Quinn	$187,800
2	Patrick Pirtle	$184,800
2	Judy Parker	$184,800
4	Lawrence Doss	$154,000
5	Bobby Ramirez	$131,250
6	Minerva McLaughlin	$106,050
6	Stephen Palmer	$106,050
6	Liberty Lay	$106,050
6	Jon Stewart	$106,050
6	Thomas McIlhany	$106,050
6	Alison Palmer	$106,050
6	Carrie Simpson	$106,050
13	Donalee Gibson	$65,805
14	Rhonda Silverman	$65,805
15	Dorothy Roberts	$58,000