Eagle Valley Times

Legislative Counsel Bureau paid employees $65,529 on average during 2020, according to data compiled by Transparent Nevada.

This is less than the average public employee salary of $75,003.

The highest paid public employee in Nevada — Christopher Figgins — earned $519,910 as a Senior Attorney at Clark County.

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.

Total compensation is made up of an employee's salary along with their benefits earned. Benefits include employer cost of providing health and retirement benefits, including pension debt payments.

When calculating average compensation, only employees categorized as full time were included.

The 100 highest earners at Legislative Counsel Bureau in 2020

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Kevin C. Powers	$328,473
2	Cynthia A. Jones	$249,280
3	Mark A. Krmpotic	$244,839
4	Eileen G. Ogrady	$230,579
5	Bryan J. Fernley	$221,936
6	Bradley A. Wilkinson	$221,344
7	Brenda J. Erdoes	$214,460
8	Risa L. Lang	$206,854
9	Judith L. Wytock	$201,291
10	Daniel L. Crossman	$200,358
11	Heidi A. Chlarson	$199,663
12	Ruby R. Yeckley	$198,548
13	Michael J. Stewart	$196,941
14	Susan Furlong	$194,127
15	Alexander F. Haartz	$193,614
16	Sarah A. Coffman	$193,022
17	Asher A. Killian	$192,327
18	William L. Keane	$190,640
19	Russell J. Guindon	$190,375
20	Nicolas C. Anthony	$186,948
21	Kristin C. Roberts	$186,554
22	Shannon L. Riedel	$185,006
23	John R. Wilkerson	$182,069
24	Marsheilah D. Lyons	$175,785
25	Claire Clift	$174,280
26	Sten B. Miles	$174,180
27	Karen S. Hoppe	$170,851
28	Brody T. Leiser	$170,399
29	Stephen D. Lang	$168,745
30	Adam M. Drost	$168,687
31	Eric W. Robbins	$168,606
32	Catherine Crocket	$166,564
33	Jennifer R. Ruedy	$166,413
34	Julie I. Waller	$163,708
35	Beverly E. Mobley	$161,922
36	Michelle L. Van Geel	$161,319
37	Patrick A. Guinan	$158,725
38	Marjorie K. Paslov-Thomas	$154,367
39	Shawn P. Heusser	$152,147
40	Karolyn R. Okrent	$152,112
41	Maura L. Smith	$151,681
42	Tammy A. Goetze	$151,632
43	Douglas S. Peterson	$151,239
43	Todd C. Peterson	$151,239
45	Sumiko McKenna	$150,270
46	Michael S. Nakamoto	$148,876
47	Melissa N. Mundy	$147,703
48	Gail E. Kane	$146,586
49	Gabe Anguiano	$146,556
50	James S. Corbett	$146,166
51	Daniel Peinado	$146,063
52	Joseph A. Reel	$145,630
53	William B. Rolleston-Daines	$144,706
54	Michael I. Reeley	$144,416
55	Kelly A. Service	$140,694
56	Teresa A. Wilt	$139,686
57	Diane C. Thornton	$139,542
58	Jaimarie C. Mangoba	$139,004
59	Alysa M. Keller	$138,743
60	Kevin R. Bergenheier	$138,677
61	Jered M. McDonald	$138,550
62	Erin R. Sturdivant	$138,228
63	Sandra T. McGuirk	$138,097
64	Jolanta Astronomo	$137,397
65	Kathleen S. Fox-Williams	$136,779
66	Craig V. Hoffecker	$135,592
67	Danielle M. Mayabb	$134,200
68	Ken Baxter	$133,624
69	Kelly S. Richard	$132,883
70	Amelie Welden	$132,790
71	Shirlee E. Eitel-Bingham	$132,662
72	Jeffery H. Loflin II	$132,333
73	Beth M. Mammen	$129,985
74	Barbara S. Dimmitt	$129,700
74	Joy P. Cain	$129,700
76	Melissa K. Bue	$128,404
77	Jessica Dummer	$127,687
78	Eugene M. Allara	$127,097
79	John J. Van Geel	$126,239
80	Jonathan Leandro Vietti	$126,217
81	Melisa R. Aguon	$125,807
82	Randall J. Gaa	$125,272
83	Angela M. Hartzler	$124,771
84	Dennis J. Richardson	$122,615
85	Jennifer M. Otto	$122,328
86	Kathleen M. Norris	$120,574
86	Samuel J. Quast	$120,574
88	Paula Scotland	$119,101
89	Kimbra Ellsworth	$118,528
90	Jeanine M. Wittenberg	$118,221
91	Megan E. Comlossy	$117,894
92	Allan L. Amburn	$116,490
93	Laura J. Harwood	$116,482
94	Africa L. Camacho-Polkow	$116,473
95	John E. Drew	$114,253
96	Glenn M. Galloway	$113,687
97	Patricia L. Stefonowicz	$111,881
98	Kristin E. Wood	$111,840
99	Amanda M. Marincic	$111,718
100	Cesar O. Melgarejo	$111,704