Corpus Christi Sun

Thirteenth Court of Appeals paid an average compensation of $98,014 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	Dori Contreras	$187,800
2	Gina Benavides	$184,800
2	Leticia Hinojosa	$184,800
2	Nora Longoria	$184,800
5	Jaime Tijerina	$154,000
6	Cecile Gsanger	$114,948
7	Kathy Mills	$112,008
8	Stephanie Ibarra-Overman	$96,948
8	Andrew Monaco	$96,948
8	Alyssa Racca	$96,948
8	Erica Ramos	$96,948
8	Ashly Reeve	$96,948
8	Andrew Thompson	$96,948
14	Cameron Brumfield	$94,740
14	Janette Cavazos	$94,740
14	Kristalee Mata	$94,740
14	Austin Miller	$94,740
14	Alejandro Mota	$94,740
14	Jeffrey Pruitt	$94,740
20	Alonzo Medina III	$65,712
21	Celinda Coronado	$63,396
22	Patricia Fowler	$58,488
23	Shirley Carranza	$54,504
23	Tracy Flores	$54,504
23	Adriana Morin	$54,504
23	Oralia Ortiz	$54,504
23	Marina Quilantan	$54,504
23	Lillian Silva	$54,504
23	Diana Tello	$54,504