Corpus Christi Sun

Thirteenth Court Of Appeals paid an average compensation of $99,880 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	Dori Contreras	$187,800
2	Gina Benavides	$184,800
2	Leticia Hinojosa	$184,800
4	Nora Longoria	$169,400
4	Gregory Perkes	$169,400
6	Jaime Tijerina	$154,000
7	Cecile Gsanger	$114,948
8	Kathy Mills	$112,008
9	Andrew Monaco	$96,948
9	Jeffrey Pruitt	$96,948
9	Alyssa Racca	$96,948
9	Erica Ramos	$96,948
9	Patricia Shackelford	$96,948
9	Andrew Thompson	$96,948
15	Janette Cavazos	$94,740
15	Stephanie Ibarra-Overman	$94,740
15	Kristalee Mata	$94,740
15	Austin Miller	$94,740
15	Alejandro Mota	$94,740
15	Ashly Reeve	$94,740
21	Alonzo Medina III	$65,712
22	Celinda Coronado	$63,396
23	Patricia Fowler	$58,488
24	Shirley Carranza	$54,504
24	Tracy Flores	$54,504
24	Adriana Morin	$54,504
24	Oralia Ortiz	$54,504
24	Marina Quilantan	$54,504
24	Lillian Silva	$54,504
24	Diana Tello	$54,504