Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2024	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Davis Robert	Professor	$397,058.40	The University of Tennessee System
2024	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	Siddiqui Faisal I	Physician-Psych Instit Clin D	$396,866.26	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2025	TennCare	Wu Victor Y	Tenncare Chief Med Officer	$396,848.16	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2025	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	Siddiqui Faisal I	Physician-Psych Instit Clin D	$396,793.95	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2021	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Andrew Griffith	Professor	$396,550.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	The University of Tennessee System	Curtis Stinnett	General Counsel	$396,318.23	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Summers Jama Denae	Assistant Professor Of Practice	$395,613.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	George Brett A	Physician-Psych Instit Clin D	$395,437.65	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2023	University of Memphis	Garrett Robert	Dean Business And Economics	$395,000.00	University of Memphis
2022	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Terry Neal	Professor	$394,411.00	The University of Tennessee System
2018	University of Tennessee (Flagship University)	Cimino Christopher		$394,250.04	TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Stank Theodore	Professor	$392,909.04	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Egami Takeshi	Distinguished Professor	$392,513.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	Hime Audrey M	Physician-Psychiatrist	$392,368.67	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Goldsby Thomas Joseph	Professor	$392,136.00	The University of Tennessee System
2020	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	Ahmed Aliya		$391,107.00	TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan
2025	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	George Verne	Professor And Chair	$391,057.44	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Robert Hinde	Interim Executive Dean & Professor	$391,008.60	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Scoggins Iii Matthew Marion	Chief Of Staff	$390,663.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Likes Wendy	Professor	$390,222.00	The University of Tennessee System
2021	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Cynthia Russell	Vice Chancellor	$390,000.00	The University of Tennessee System
2022	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Matthew Mench	Dean And Chancellor's Professor	$389,450.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	Austin Peay State University	Faris Jeffrey P	Head Football Coach	$389,262.57	Austin Peay State University
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Autry Chad Wheeler	Professor	$388,972.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Dudney Tina	Associate Professor	$388,805.64	The University of Tennessee System
2024	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	Elazar Don J	Physician-Psychiatrist	$388,633.79	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Zinkle Steven John	Governor's Chair Professor	$388,085.00	The University of Tennessee System
2022	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Linda Myers	Professor	$387,656.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability	Schueler Victor J	Physician-Psychiatrist	$387,489.15	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2025	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Amy Stevens	Professor	$387,236.16	The University of Tennessee System
2022	Austin Peay State University	Licari Michael J	President	$387,200.04	Austin Peay State University
2024	The University of Tennessee System	Stinnett Curtis	E - Legal Management	$386,275.08	The University of Tennessee System
2022	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	James Ragain	Dean	$386,208.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Yilu Liu	Governor's Chair Professor	$386,043.96	The University of Tennessee System
2022	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Tracie Woidtke	Professor	$385,997.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Myers Linda	Professor	$385,937.52	The University of Tennessee System
2024	TennCare	Wu Victor Y	Tenncare Chief Med Officer	$385,702.76	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2022	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Marco Ross	Chief Medical Examiner	$385,568.00	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Davis Robert Lowell	Professor	$385,494.00	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Galbreth Michael Ryan	Professor	$385,411.00	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Polinsky Gregg Irwin	Coach Ii	$385,000.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Plummer Paul	E - Academic Administrator 2 Dean	$384,999.96	The University of Tennessee System
2022	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Stephen Alway	Dean	$384,476.00	The University of Tennessee System
2022	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Steven Goodman	Vice Chancellor	$383,897.00	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Pollock Timothy Grant	Professor	$383,757.00	The University of Tennessee System
2021	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Steven Angle	Chancellor	$382,512.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Thomas Zawodzinski	Governor's Chair Professor	$381,960.00	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Niederhauser Victoria Page	Dean And Professor	$381,848.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Karen Johnson	Professor	$381,216.58	The University of Tennessee System
2021	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Jimmy Cheek	Dist Prof &Chanc Emeritus	$381,135.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Hinde Robert	E - Academic Administrator 2 Dean	$381,099.96	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Robert Williams	Professor	$381,027.47	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Brooks Scott	Public Safety Lieutenant	$381,014.40	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Underwood Harold	Public Safety Lieutenant	$380,993.60	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Greenlee Brian	Public Safety Lieutenant	$380,972.80	The University of Tennessee System
2021	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Terry Neal	Professor	$380,931.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Wolf Dale	Public Safety Lieutenant	$380,889.60	The University of Tennessee System
2020	Tennessee Department of Treasury	Kim Thomas		$380,550.00	TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan
2025	University of Tennessee at Martin	Yancy Freeman	Chancellor	$380,003.04	The University of Tennessee System
2021	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Jeffrey Brooks	Professor	$379,658.00	The University of Tennessee System
2017	University of Tennessee (Flagship University)	Davis Wayne		$379,634.88	TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan
2020	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	Chandel Vijaya		$379,554.67	TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan
2020	Tennessee Department of Treasury	Dagnan Derrick		$379,343.00	TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Ragauskas Arthur	Governor's Chair Professor	$379,289.28	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Likes Wendy M	Professor	$378,856.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Lonnie Brown	Dean & Professor	$378,691.56	The University of Tennessee System
2023	TennCare	Smith Stephen M	Deputy Commissioner 2	$378,612.00	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2025	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	Gude Sandeep K	Physician-Psychiatrist	$378,255.90	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2024	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Barger Stevens Amy	Professor	$377,423.16	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Gardner Lindsey	Public Safety Lieutenant	$376,916.80	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Arthur Ragauskas	Governor's Chair Professor	$376,838.76	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Victoria Niederhauser	Dean And Professor	$376,830.60	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Liu Yilu	Governor's Chair Professor	$376,041.24	The University of Tennessee System
2021	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Matthew Mench	Dean And Chancellor's Professor	$375,250.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services	Hime Audrey M	Physician-Psychiatrist	$375,036.95	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2023	The University of Tennessee System	Stinnett Curtis Ryan	General Counsel	$375,024.00	The University of Tennessee System
2021	East Tennessee State University	Noland Brian	President	$375,000.00	East Tennessee State University
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Andrew Jackson	Leos Coach	$375,000.00	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Pope Kelsey Devaughn	Assistant Football Coach	$375,000.00	The University of Tennessee System
2022	East Tennessee State University	Noland Brian	President	$375,000.00	East Tennessee State University
2022	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Samuel Dagogo-Jack	Professor	$374,934.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Walter Puckett	Professor	$373,985.76	The University of Tennessee System
2022	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Takeshi Egami	Distinguished Professor	$373,822.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Memphis	Dhaliwal Jasbir	Exec Vp Research Innovation	$373,548.00	University of Memphis
2021	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Tracie Woidtke	Professor	$372,820.00	The University of Tennessee System
2022	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Walter Puckett	Professor	$372,629.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Zawodzinski Thomas	Governor's Chair Professor	$372,280.68	The University of Tennessee System
2022	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Matthew Scoggins	Chief Of Staff	$372,060.00	The University of Tennessee System
2021	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Linda Myers	Professor	$372,031.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Johnson Karen	Professor	$371,556.12	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Timothy Pollock	Professor	$371,432.64	The University of Tennessee System
2021	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	James Ragain	Dean	$371,354.00	The University of Tennessee System
2024	The University of Tennessee System	Padilla Ramon	E - Information Technology Management 5	$371,314.80	The University of Tennessee System
2021	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Marco Ross	Chief Medical Examiner	$370,739.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Hongwei Xin	Dean And Professor	$370,635.12	The University of Tennessee System
2021	Tennessee Technological University	Oldham Philip	President	$370,326.00	Tennessee Technological University
2021	Tennessee Department of Treasury	Crews Daniel J		$370,326.00	Tennessee Department of Human Resources
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Crook Thomas Russell	Professor	$370,250.00	The University of Tennessee System
2025	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Gabriel Lazo	Coach Iii	$370,000.08	The University of Tennessee System
2023	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Hinde Robert J	Interim Executive Dean & Professor	$370,000.00	The University of Tennessee System