Buckeye Reporter

The State Speech and Hearing Professionals Board paid an average compensation of $17,411 during 2019; this is less than the public employee average of $55,325, according to data provided by the Ohio Treasurer.

There are 15 employees within the State Speech and Hearing Professionals Board.

The highest-paid public employee in Ohio, Florence Kimbo, earned $972,348 as a psychiatrist at the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

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.

Rank	Employee	Amount Earned
1	Gregg Thornton	$106,308
2	Connie Allen	$65,271
3	Brandy Thomas	$34,703
4	Amanda Townsend	$15,677
5	Brandy Thomas	$14,166
6	Darlene Young	$8,293
7	Tammy Brown	$5,255
8	Barbara Prakup	$2,660
9	Michael Pratt	$2,065
10	Helen Mayle	$1,906
11	Ann Slone	$1,369
12	Carrie Spangler	$1,222
13	Karen Mitchell	$1,042
14	Matthew Starner	$776
15	Lisa Burton	$450