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Here are the 15 highest-paid Texas state employees

Science officer and retirement officials are at the top of the list

Chandler France, Texas Digital Reporter
The highest paid Texas state employee makes over $600,000, while most of the top 15 highest paid earners work for the Teacher Retirement System. 

The highest paid Texas state employee makes over $600,000, while most of the top 15 highest paid earners work for the Teacher Retirement System. 

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There are over 137,000 employees working for the state government in Texas earning a median salary of $45,590, according to data from The Texas Tribune. The highest paid state employee makes over $600,000.

The highest paid government employees mostly features people working for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the largest retirement system in the state serving over 1.8 million people. Top politicians in the state do not make close to what the highest paid employee receives. For example, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton both make $153,750 annually.

Here are the 15 highest paid state of Texas employees as of April 2022.

1. Michelle Le Beau 
Chief Scientific Officer, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Salary: $608,850

2. Jase Auby
Chief Investment Officer, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $550,000

3. Eric Lang
Senior Managing Director, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $414,999

4. Kimberly Carey
Investment Director, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $408,000

5. Brain Guthrie
Executive Director, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $399,999

6. David Veal
Director of Investments, Employee Retirement System
Salary: $395,000

7. Mikhael Rawls
Investment Manager, Employee Retirement System
Salary: $387,991

8. Barney Timmins
Chief Investment Officer, Texas Education Agency
Salary: $384,375

9. Dale West
Senior Managing Director, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $380,000

10. James Nield
Senior Managing Director, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $369,999

11. Kathleen Hoffman
Senior Managing Director, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $369,999

12. Emerson Halstead
Investment Manager, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $356,825

13. Grant Walker
Senior Director, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $354,999

14. John Gilbert
Senior Director, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $354,999

15. Neil Randall
Managing Director, Teacher Retirement System
Salary: $354,999

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