San Antonio Standard

Fourth Court of Appeals paid an average compensation of $101,144 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	Rebeca Martinez	$187,800
2	Patricia Alvarez	$184,800
2	Luz Elena Chapa	$184,800
2	Irene Rios	$184,800
5	Liza Rodriguez	$169,400
6	Beth Watkins	$154,000
7	Wendy Martinez	$130,889
8	Michael Cruz	$115,000
9	Elizabeth Crabb	$113,586
10	Pamela Jewell	$110,943
11	Sharon Brown	$109,276
12	Valerie Najera	$108,050
13	Diane Palmiotti	$106,371
14	Matthew Compton	$100,951
15	Andrea Morris	$97,527
15	Michael Ritter	$97,527
17	Shannon Dunn	$97,527
17	John Salmon	$97,527
17	Dielen Nicolette Van	$97,527
20	Aaron O\'Neil	$88,000
21	Leticia White	$71,891
22	Delbert Merritt	$71,326
23	Luz Estrada	$68,746
24	Lynn Domangue	$57,336
25	Nadeen Abou-Hossa	$55,000
26	Elizabeth Montoya	$54,373
27	Cecilia Phillips	$47,947
28	Veronica Gonzalez	$44,558
28	Krystal Perez	$44,558
30	Jamie Osio	$42,436
31	Monica Rivera	$41,000