The 25 Highest-paid Harris County Employees in 2023, Listed by Salary

A review of public data by the Houston Chronicle found that most of the top 25 highest-paid Harris County workers work for the Institute of Forensic Sciences.

Republicans Cagle and Ramsey agree to attend a meeting on Monday to talk about a joint plan for the tax rates in Harris County.

The Medical Examiner Service and the Crime Laboratory Service are both part of that service. They help with death investigations and lab tests. Usually, you need a graduate degree to work in this area. Data show that nearly half of the top 25 highest-paid jobs are in this department, with salaries reaching $3.8 million.

At No. 68 on the list is Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, who makes $190,860 per year. As the county’s top leader, she runs meetings of the Commissioners Court and is in charge of managing emergencies.

Hidalgo just won another four years in office after her Republican opponent Alexandra del Moral Mealer ran a close race against her. She said that during her second term, she wants to do more to fight crime, make early childhood education better, and make flooding a top concern.

Rodney Ellis, Adrian Garcia, Tom Ramsey, and Lesley Briones are the other four commissioners on the Harris County Commissioners Court. They all make the same amount of money, $182,561, and are named No. 90 through No. 93.

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With Hidalgo’s win and Commissioner Briones’s win, a new era of representation on the court began. For the first time in its history, Latinos now make up the majority of the five-member body.

Some people who work for a commissioner make a lot more than the commissioner themselves. This is the case with Ellis and Garcia and their chiefs of staff. A representative from Ellis’s office said that elected officials’ wages are not based on market standards and that keeping to market standards helps precincts find and keep good people.

Luis Sanchez, who is the chief medical examiner for the Institute of Forensic Sciences, is named as the county employee who makes the most money.

According to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences website, Sanchez is in charge of the department’s relationships with other agencies, finances and administration, investigations, autopsy services, the anthropology division, emergency management, quality management, and the crime lab.

On the list, none of the hospital district’s high-level workers are shown. A spokesman for the hospital district said that this is because the Harris Health System is a different legal entity from Harris County.

Here is a list of the 25 highest-paid Harris County workers, along with a short description of what they do as part of local government:

Employees with the most money in Harris County are:

1. Luis Sanchez

Annual salary: $413,004

Chief Medical Examiner and Executive Director of the Institute of Forensic Sciences is the job title and department.

2. David Berry

Annual salary: $385,008

County Administrator – Office of County Administration is the job title and department

3. Pramod Gumpeni

Annual salary: $358,030

Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Institute of Forensic Sciences, is the title and department of this job.

4. Hannah Jarvis

Annual salary: $325,041

Assistant Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Institute of Forensic Sciences, is the title and department of this job.

5. Roberto Trevino

Annual salary: $321,984

Executive Director III, Toll Road Authority, is the name of the job and the department.

6. Peterson, Christina

Annual salary: $321,984

Job title & department: Flood Control District Executive Director HCFCD

7. Saifur Rahman

Annual salary: $321,984

County Engineer – Engineering is both a job title and a department.

8. Barbie Robinson

Annual salary: $321,984

Executive Director – Public Health Services is the job title and the department.

9. Kent Heck

Annual salary: $315,328

Assistant Medical Examiner/Neuropathologist, Institute of Forensic Sciences, is the job title and department.

10. Darshan Phatak

Annual salary: $315,328

AME Fellowship Program Director – Institute of Forensic Sciences is the job title and department.

11. Ana Lopez

Annual salary: $315,328

Assistant Medical Examiner/Program Coordinator, Institute of Forensic Sciences, is the job title and department.

12. Ericka Brown

Annual salary: $314,995

Director, Community Health and Wellness Division, Public Health Services, is the job title and division.

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13. Jennifer Ross

Annual salary: $306,904

Assistant Medical Examiner, Institute of Forensic Sciences is the job title and department.

14. Roger Milton Jr.

Annual salary: $306,904

Assistant Medical Examiner, Institute of Forensic Sciences is the job title and department.

15. Dudley Brandon

Annual salary: $297,960

Chief of Staff for the Harris County Commissioner Precinct 1 is the job title and department.

16. Elizabeth Beyton

Annual salary: $297,564

Assistant Medical Examiner/Pathologist Assistant Coordinator, Institute of Forensic Sciences, is the job title and department.

17. Rafael Garcia Jr.

Annual salary: $297,564

Assistant Medical Examiner, Institute of Forensic Sciences is the job title and department.

18. Paulyann Maclayton

Annual salary: $297,564

Assistant Medical Examiner/Outreach Coordinator, Institute of Forensic Sciences, is the job title and department.

19. Richard Noriega

Annual salary: $286,644

Executive Director – Universal Services is the job title and the department.

20. Emma Henrie

Annual salary: $265,200

Assistant Medical Examiner, Institute of Forensic Sciences is the job title and department.

21. Daniel Ramos-Santana

Annual salary: $257,566

Executive Director OMB – Budget Management is the job title and department.

22. Perrye Turner

Annual salary: $252,491

23. Danita Collins

Annual salary: $250,016

Chief of Staff, Public Health Services, is the name of the job and the department.

24. Thas Costis

Annual salary: $250,016

Executive Director – Community Services is the job title and the department.

25. Michael Lykes

Annual salary: $240,011

Chief of Staff for the Harris County Commissioner Precinct 2 is the job title and department.

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