| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2021 |
Tennessee Housing Development Agency |
Hall Lindsay H |
|
$184,050.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2025 |
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration |
Benson Christopher |
Sts Director 2 |
$184,049.31 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2025 |
Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions |
Pendergrass Tommie K |
Fi Asst Chief Fiscal Admin |
$184,042.68 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security |
Cutshall Billy L |
Trooper |
$184,041.54 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2025 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Kenton Johnson |
Associate Professor And Chair, General Dentistry |
$184,033.08 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Children's Services |
Mix Frank H |
Dcs Executive Director 2 |
$184,029.36 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2025 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Boukli-Hacene Samir Y |
Deputy General Counsel |
$184,011.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2025 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Ferguson Charles B |
Deputy General Counsel |
$184,011.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2025 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Rummel Nicholas A |
Trsy-Software Dev Manager 2 |
$184,007.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Hartwig Anzt |
Associate Professor |
$184,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Anzt Hartwig Andreas |
Associate Professor |
$184,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security |
Spicer Timothy H |
Thp Major |
$183,997.20 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2025 |
Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security |
Goolsby Andrew R |
Thp Captain |
$183,982.86 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2025 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Yao Sun |
Professor |
$183,969.35 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Mattocks Robert R |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Bright William C |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Lively Lori A |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Dycus Terry D |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Randles Michael D |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Anderson Pamela S |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Hayes Perry S |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Potter Clement D |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Mills Cecil C |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Branham Patience R |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Niland Jamie L |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Holley James D |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Dean Thomas B |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Freeland James W |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Pillow Julie K |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Weirich Amy P |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Strain Steven H |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Zimmermann John C |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Moore Roger D |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Davis Stacey R |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Shelton Sherry D |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Spivey Sandra S |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Graham Shawn G |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Steinbrenner Marie |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Fagan William J |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Kaplan Jamey S |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Kilby Randall J |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Dewitt David P |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Dwyer Carolyn A |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Donaldson William C |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Lamb Margaret C |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Roe Billy R |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,960.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Jason Hayward |
Professor |
$183,954.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2020 |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Zheng Guanping |
|
$183,953.26 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2025 |
Tennessee Department of Revenue |
Horton Aaron W |
Revenue Audit Director |
$183,951.01 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2020 |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Jackson |
Sisk Jeff |
|
$183,933.48 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture |
Danielle Carrier |
Professor & Head |
$183,928.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2025 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Natalie Kerr |
Professor |
$183,927.61 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2025 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Melanie Burlison |
Assistant Vice Chancellor |
$183,923.18 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
Tennessee Technological University |
Hanna Kimberly |
Dean Hester School Of Nursing - Dean |
$183,907.00 |
Tennessee Technological University |
| 2025 |
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury |
Moore Russell T |
Cot-Orea Director |
$183,904.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2022 |
Tennessee General Assembly |
Himes Douglas D |
Leg House Ethics Counsel |
$183,900.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Ruzeviciute Ruta |
Assistant Professor |
$183,896.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Sadie Hutson |
Professor & Exec Assoc Dean |
$183,872.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Jeffery Nordin |
Associate Professor And Director |
$183,872.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Johnson Stephanie Z |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,860.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Veal Julia N |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,860.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Jubran Samyah |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,860.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Burns Karen W |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,860.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Ailshie Tina |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,860.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Marsh William B |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,860.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Hewgley Hollynn L |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,860.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Public Defender's Office |
Coder Christian J |
Assistant Public Defender |
$183,860.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Martin |
Ahmad Tootoonchi |
Dean |
$183,842.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Anita Hollander |
Distinguished Lecturer |
$183,835.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Board of Parole |
Beavers Mae |
Parole Board Member |
$183,828.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture |
Kimberly Newkirk |
Professor |
$183,823.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
Tennessee Department of Children's Services |
Ismail Elkaissy Mohamed A |
Assistant Commissioner 2 |
$183,804.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2025 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Thomas Laughner |
Director |
$183,801.66 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury |
Kinsey Bryan L |
Cot-Property Assessments Dir |
$183,796.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury |
Buckley Rachel E |
Cot-General Counsel |
$183,796.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2019 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Redmond William |
|
$183,784.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security |
Buchanan Gerald D |
Trooper |
$183,767.11 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Smith Carolyn U |
J Judicial Employee |
$183,767.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Fuller Brian W |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,760.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Lane Willie R |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,760.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Allen Kevin J |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,760.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Webb Travis Paul |
Professor |
$183,750.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Cui Yan |
Professor |
$183,750.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Transportation |
Scales Jermaine A |
Agency Cio |
$183,744.30 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture |
Morandi Federica |
Professor |
$183,741.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Geldreich Gill R |
J Judicial Employee |
$183,720.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture |
Stewart Scott D |
Research Center Director |
$183,712.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2020 |
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration |
Eley Howard |
|
$183,695.64 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Jeremy Bruce |
Associate Professor And Program Director |
$183,685.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Zhang Feng |
Professor |
$183,674.28 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2025 |
TennCare |
Rogers Kathryn V |
Audit Director 3 |
$183,663.72 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Welch Jennifer H |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,660.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
White Beverly J |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,660.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Garrett Steven C |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,660.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Willis Beth E |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,660.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Evins Mary K |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,660.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Malone Deborah H |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,660.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Price Leland L |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,660.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Aikens Lee E |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,660.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter |
Brown Shaun A |
Asst District Attorney General |
$183,660.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |