| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Scoggins Iii Matthew Marion |
Chief Of Staff |
$390,663.00 |
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 |
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 |
| 2022 |
Austin Peay State University |
Licari Michael J |
President |
$387,200.04 |
Austin Peay State University |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
James Ragain |
Dean |
$386,208.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Tracie Woidtke |
Professor |
$385,997.00 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Niederhauser Victoria Page |
Dean And Professor |
$381,848.00 |
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 |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Terry Neal |
Professor |
$380,931.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2020 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Kim Thomas |
|
$380,550.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 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 |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Likes Wendy M |
Professor |
$378,856.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
TennCare |
Smith Stephen M |
Deputy Commissioner 2 |
$378,612.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Matthew Mench |
Dean And Chancellor's Professor |
$375,250.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Takeshi Egami |
Distinguished Professor |
$373,822.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
James Ragain |
Dean |
$371,354.00 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Hinde Robert J |
Interim Executive Dean & Professor |
$370,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Stephen Alway |
Dean |
$369,689.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Steven Goodman |
Vice Chancellor |
$369,132.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
George Brett A |
Physician-Psych Instit Clin D |
$368,613.30 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Ragauskas Arthur Jonas |
Governor's Chair Professor |
$368,592.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Michael Galbreth |
Professor |
$368,328.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Jeremy Smith |
Governor's Chair Professor |
$367,939.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture |
David Anderson |
Associate Dean |
$367,519.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture |
David White |
Interim Dean |
$367,409.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Steven Zinkle |
Governor's Chair Professor |
$367,151.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Robert Davis |
Professor |
$367,137.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability |
Schueler Victor J |
Dda Psychiatric Svcs Dir |
$367,104.60 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Iwueke Chika U |
Physician-Psych Instit Clin D |
$366,924.60 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Burley Howard L |
Mhsas Clinical Director |
$366,912.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Bell John Edward |
Professor |
$366,386.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
The University of Tennessee System |
Linda Martin |
Vice President |
$366,264.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Chad Autry |
Professor |
$365,398.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Liu Yilu |
Governor's Chair Professor |
$365,089.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Memphis |
Bridge James |
Asst Coach |
$365,000.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2023 |
University of Memphis |
Hankins Jordon |
Asst Coach |
$365,000.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Clark Jr Roderick Leonard |
Coach Iii |
$365,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
Austin Peay State University |
Harrison Gerald J |
Vp & Director Of Athletics |
$364,751.36 |
Austin Peay State University |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Babu Sudarsanam Suresh |
Governor's Chair And Director |
$364,215.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Samuel Dagogo-Jack |
Professor |
$364,202.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Victoria Niederhauser |
Dean And Professor |
$363,664.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Thomas Crook |
Professor |
$363,276.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Timothy Pollock |
Professor |
$363,241.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2020 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Rachmaninoff Jeanpierre |
|
$362,981.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Zawodzinski Thomas Anthony |
Governor's Chair Professor |
$361,438.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Wendy Likes |
Professor |
$360,816.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
East Tennessee State University |
Blackwelder Reid |
Chair/Professor |
$360,698.00 |
East Tennessee State University |
| 2022 |
East Tennessee State University |
Blackwelder Reid |
Chair/Professor |
$360,698.00 |
East Tennessee State University |
| 2023 |
The University of Tennessee System |
Padilla Jr Ramon |
Chief Information Officer |
$360,500.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Frank Anderson |
Assistant Coach |
$360,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Frank Anderson |
Assistant Coach |
$360,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Takeshi Egami |
Distinguished Professor |
$359,444.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2017 |
University of Tennessee (Flagship University) |
Cimino Christopher |
|
$358,989.51 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Byerly Wesley Grimes |
Sr. Associate Vc |
$358,800.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Barger-Stevens Amy R |
Professor |
$358,615.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Jan Simek |
Distinguished Professor |
$358,181.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Memphis |
Kurapati Raajkumar |
Exec Vp And Cfo |
$357,822.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Brown Lonnie Theodore |
Dean & Professor |
$357,300.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Womack Catherine R |
Professor |
$357,144.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Memphis |
Dhaliwal Jasbir |
Exec Vp Research Innovation |
$356,943.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Bruce Behn |
Professor |
$356,395.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Morris Michael Lane |
Professor & Assoc Dean |
$354,903.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy |
Distinguished Professor |
$354,512.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Michael Morris |
Professor & Assoc Dean |
$353,847.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2019 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Kim Thomas |
|
$353,511.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Robert Davis |
Professor |
$353,016.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Steven Zinkle |
Governor's Chair Professor |
$352,919.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2019 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Small Arthur |
|
$352,485.55 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Thomas Goldsby |
Professor |
$352,345.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
Austin Peay State University |
Gipson Corey A |
Head Coach - Men's Bb |
$351,575.62 |
Austin Peay State University |