Corpus Christi Sun

Thirteenth Court of Appeals paid an average compensation of $103,910 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	Dori Contreras	$187,800
2	Gina Benavides	$184,800
2	Leticia Hinojosa	$184,800
2	Nora Longoria	$184,800
5	Jaime Tijerina	$169,400
6	Clarissa Silva	$154,000
7	Kathy Mills	$125,004
8	Cecile Gsanger	$118,404
9	Andrew Monaco	$99,852
9	Erica Ramos	$99,852
9	Jeffrey Pruitt	$99,852
9	Stephanie Ibarra-Overman	$99,852
9	Andrew Thompson	$99,852
9	Alyssa Racca	$99,852
15	Janette Cavazos	$97,584
15	Cameron Brumfield	$97,584
15	Kristalee Mata	$97,584
18	Madison Hagopian	$94,740
19	Alonzo Medina III	$69,000
20	Rebecca Walker	$68,004
21	Celinda Coronado	$66,564
22	Patricia Fowler	$61,404
23	William Klein	$60,000
24	Shirley Carranza	$57,780
24	Adriana Morin	$57,780
24	Marina Quilantan	$57,780
24	Tracy Flores	$57,780
24	Diana Tello	$57,780