NW Valley Times

The House of Representatives paid an average compensation of $41,038 during 2018, according to data compiled by The Arizona Republic. Arizona public employees as a whole averaged 45 percent more with a compensation of $59,597. Total compensation is made up of an employee's annual salary with the addition of any overtime pay earned throughout the year.

The highest-paid public employee working for the House of Representatives—Michael Hunter—earned $164,383.

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

Rank	Employee	Job title	Amount Earned
1	Michael Hunter	--	$164,383
2	James Drake	--	$134,215
3	Cynthia Aragon	--	$133,951
4	Gina Kash	--	$130,000
4	Joshua Kredit	--	$130,000
6	Travis Swallow	--	$125,379
7	Rhonda Barnes	--	$119,754
8	Diana Clay	--	$110,000
8	Jeffrey Kros	--	$110,000
10	Amilyn Pierce	--	$109,000
11	Robert Sherwood	--	$102,000
12	Matthew Specht	--	$100,000
13	Christine Fort	--	$98,318
14	Lawrence Fleming	--	$97,785
15	Ryan Sullivan	--	$95,000
16	Justin Riches	--	$92,000
17	Alan Eder	--	$90,000
17	Sharon Carpenter	--	$90,000
19	Justin Wilmeth	--	$89,301
20	Krystle Isvoranu	--	$86,700
21	Timothy Grubbs	--	$85,000
22	Kelsey Jahntz	--	$80,000
22	Emily Mercado	--	$80,000
22	Brenden Foland	--	$80,000
25	Tracy Lopes	--	$77,000
26	Jan Hendry	--	$75,013
27	Paul Bergelin	--	$75,000
28	Jane Ahern	--	$74,000
29	Paulino Valerio	--	$73,000
29	Magali Bearden	--	$73,000
29	Andrew Loucks	--	$73,000
32	Charles Fitzgerald	--	$71,400
33	Becca Farmer	--	$66,660
33	Shannon Rivington	--	$66,660
35	Paul Benny	--	$65,469
36	Joshua Babel	--	$64,297
37	Norma Chastain	--	$62,986
38	Joan Romano	--	$62,500
39	Robert Robles	--	$61,200
40	Jay Tomkus	--	$60,596
41	Richard Hazelton	--	$60,469
42	Kelly Summers	--	$60,410
43	Jana Babel	--	$60,000
43	Eric Blazquez	--	$60,000
45	Susan Hite	--	$59,739
46	Michael Madden	--	$57,222
47	Angela Hall	--	$56,000
48	Jessica Newland	--	$55,000
49	Sharon Soliere	--	$53,685
50	Jeremy Herndon	--	$53,495
51	Linsey Goodwin	--	$52,500
51	Caleb Rhodes	--	$52,500
53	Darci Johnson	--	$50,557
54	Andrea Allen	--	$50,171
55	Mona Nelson	--	$50,146
56	Carmen Velarde	--	$50,000
56	Jan Mullenaux	--	$50,000
58	Susan Sweeten	--	$48,547
59	Cynthia Patchen	--	$47,940
60	Ashley McIver	--	$47,599
61	Ross Andrews	--	$47,480
62	Anthony Casselman	--	$47,000
62	Jason Theodorou	--	$47,000
62	Jonathan Rudolph	--	$47,000
65	Jacqueline Sandoval	--	$46,755
66	Linda Johnson	--	$46,452
67	John Hegarty	--	$46,404
68	Susan Adams	--	$46,231
69	Margaret Reilly	--	$45,100
70	Carolyn Berta	--	$44,480
71	Patricia Wisner	--	$44,217
72	Abby Selvey	--	$44,021
73	Michelle Richards	--	$43,400
74	Iris McMahon	--	$42,602
75	Kathleen Clark	--	$42,531
76	Vanessa Reed	--	$42,008
77	Lindsay Suppa	--	$42,000
78	Vanessa Clayton	--	$41,257
79	Justin Yates	--	$40,377
80	Mary Irvine	--	$40,171
81	Sandra Kelley	--	$39,752
82	Sonia Ramirez	--	$39,520
82	Heather Covert	--	$39,520
82	Kimberly Gammill	--	$39,520
85	Jose Lopez	--	$39,494
86	Tina Fairbanks	--	$38,976
87	Daniel Frank	--	$38,551
88	Eryn Streeter	--	$38,500
89	Valeria Howard	--	$37,621
90	April Riggins	--	$36,774
91	Jacqueline O'Donnell	--	$36,484
92	Steven Matt	--	$35,892
93	Richard Parkin	--	$35,418
94	Susan Seibold	--	$34,846
95	Merri Weldon	--	$34,738
96	Jennifer Johnson	--	$34,498
97	Rhonda Alexander	--	$34,223
98	Jennifer Burns	--	$33,972
98	Sierra Orozco	--	$33,972
100	Patricia Acuna	--	$33,748