| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Dooley Robert |
E - Administrative Management 7 |
$369,999.96 |
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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Brown Lonnie |
E - Academic Administrator 2 Dean |
$368,019.00 |
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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Womack Catherine |
Professor |
$367,858.44 |
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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Niederhauser Victoria |
E - Academic Administrator 2 Dean |
$366,923.64 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 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 |
| 2024 |
University of Memphis |
Dhaliwal Jasbir |
Exec Vp Research Innovation |
$364,081.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Puckett Walter |
Professor |
$361,668.36 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Martin |
Freeman Yancy |
E - Administrative Management 7 |
$360,500.04 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Pollock Timothy |
Professor |
$359,219.16 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2017 |
University of Tennessee (Flagship University) |
Cimino Christopher |
|
$358,989.51 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Wake Robert |
Professor And Chair |
$358,897.80 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Hazen Terry |
Governor's Chair Professor |
$356,998.56 |
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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Xin Hongwei |
E - Academic Administrator 2 Dean |
$356,379.96 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
The University of Tennessee System |
Savarese Bernard |
E - Academic Administrator 5 |
$355,350.00 |
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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Dagotto Elbio |
Distinguished Professor |
$353,731.32 |
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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Ebbs Michael |
E - Financial Management 4 |
$352,950.00 |
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 |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Hale Jerold |
E - Academic Administrator 6 |
$351,530.76 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Gude Sandeep K |
Physician-Psychiatrist |
$351,410.40 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture |
Thompson James Philip |
Dean & Professor |
$351,354.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Matthew Scoggins |
Chief Of Staff |
$351,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Victoria Niederhauser |
Dean And Professor |
$350,662.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Vaidya Uday |
Governor's Chair Professor |
$350,340.36 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2020 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Small Arthur |
|
$350,049.42 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2024 |
Tennessee General Assembly |
Gordon Mathilon |
Sergeant At Arms |
$350,025.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Harbin Levorn |
E - Athletics Operations 2 |
$350,000.04 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Liu Tingting |
Professor |
$350,000.04 |
The University of Tennessee System |