| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Yancy Freeman |
Vice Chancellor |
$312,373.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Burt Sharp |
Distinguished Professor |
$312,359.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Wesley Byerly |
Sr. Associate Vc |
$312,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Johnson Bryan |
Executive Vc And Chief Strategy Officer |
$312,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Small Tyvi Turquand |
Vice Chan For Access & Engagement |
$311,792.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Memphis |
Weddle-West Karen |
Vp Student Academic Success |
$311,737.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2023 |
The University of Tennessee System |
Krishnamurthy Mahalaxmi |
Utrf President |
$311,575.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2017 |
Tennessee Department of Health |
Long Wendy |
|
$311,520.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Uday Vaidya |
Governor's Chair Professor |
$311,515.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Hasan Emile J |
Physician-Psychiatrist |
$311,287.60 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Rao Gadiparthi |
Distinguished Professor |
$311,184.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2019 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Dagnan Derrick |
|
$311,084.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Gregg Spencer Duncan |
Director, Student Health Services |
$311,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture |
Stokes Ashley Michelle |
Dean And Professor |
$310,825.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Gupta Kushal |
Trsy-Senior Portfolio Mgr 1 |
$310,563.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2022 |
University of Memphis |
Schaffzin Katharine |
Dean School Of Law |
$310,369.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Matthew Serfling |
Associate Professor |
$310,118.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Memphis |
Okoli Okenwa |
Dean Engineering |
$310,000.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Roderick Clark |
Coach Iii |
$310,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Luna Leann |
Research Professor |
$309,925.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2020 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Williams Susannah |
|
$309,845.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Sudler Yemisi Bolumole |
Professor |
$309,625.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Austin Peay State University |
Cronley Maria L |
Provost |
$309,588.04 |
Austin Peay State University |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Fei Wang |
Professor |
$309,562.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Freeman Michael B |
Professor And Chair |
$309,243.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Tate Wendy Lea |
Professor |
$309,225.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
TennCare |
Wu Victor Y |
|
$309,186.15 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Eric Kelley |
Professor |
$309,153.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Cunningham Lauren Marie |
Associate Professor |
$309,015.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Hime Audrey M |
Physician-Psychiatrist |
$308,980.28 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2018 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Varner James |
|
$308,894.78 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Thomason Donald B |
Professor |
$308,884.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
Austin Peay State University |
James Nate D |
Head Coach (Severance) |
$308,880.40 |
Austin Peay State University |
| 2021 |
University of Memphis |
Schaffzin Katharine |
Dean School Of Law |
$308,825.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2019 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Crews Daniel |
|
$308,512.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2021 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Minirth Renee R |
|
$308,408.96 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2017 |
Tennessee Technological University |
Soni Bharat |
|
$308,335.23 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2022 |
The University of Tennessee System |
Curtis Stinnett |
General Counsel |
$308,256.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Jaggar Jonathan H |
Professor |
$307,999.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
James Christian |
Professor And Director |
$307,941.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Gregg Mitchell |
Associate Professor |
$307,216.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Francisco Cuevas |
Vice Chancellor |
$306,800.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
Tennessee Technological University |
Pelphrey John |
Head Coach |
$306,750.00 |
Tennessee Technological University |
| 2018 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Siddiqui Faisal |
|
$305,973.46 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Theresa Love |
Dean & Professor |
$305,441.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Michael Freeman |
Professor And Chair |
$305,374.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2019 |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Insell Ricky |
|
$305,300.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Melissa Cardon |
Professor |
$305,296.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Herman Sanford H |
Physician-Internal Medicine |
$305,280.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Gabor Tigyi |
Professor |
$305,249.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Memphis |
Lin Steve |
Holder Of The Chair Excellence |
$305,148.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Steven Smith |
Dean And Professor |
$305,064.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Alex Zablah |
Professor |
$305,037.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Kim Thomas D |
Trsy-Deputy Cio |
$305,004.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Michael Morris |
Professor & Assoc Dean |
$304,642.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Urban David |
Dean |
$304,582.00 |
Middle Tennessee State University |
| 2022 |
Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) |
Schueler Victor J |
Didd Psychiatric Svcs Dir |
$304,521.27 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Lemoine Tara Jackson |
Executive Director-Medical Director |
$304,500.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
Austin Peay State University |
James Nate D |
Head Coach - Men's Bb |
$304,499.96 |
Austin Peay State University |
| 2020 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Whitehurst Danielle |
|
$304,400.04 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Parsi Mansour A |
Professor |
$304,320.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Gude Sandeep K |
Physician-Psychiatrist |
$304,253.02 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2021 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Hall Melissa M |
|
$304,243.39 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Robinson James A |
Trsy-Senior Portfolio Mgr 1 |
$304,121.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Randel Burns |
Professor And Chair |
$304,120.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2020 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Schueler Victor |
|
$303,921.18 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Robert Dooley |
Dean And Professor |
$303,808.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
James Christian |
Professor |
$303,674.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Erica Curry |
Forensic Pathologist |
$303,174.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
James Pledger |
Associate Professor And Grad. Prog. Dir |
$303,106.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
East Tennessee State University |
Ordway Gregory |
Prof/Assc Dean Research/Graded |
$303,088.00 |
East Tennessee State University |
| 2022 |
East Tennessee State University |
Ordway Gregory |
Prof/Assc Dean Research/Graded |
$303,088.00 |
East Tennessee State University |
| 2021 |
Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) |
Schueler Victor J |
|
$303,077.37 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Farnsworth Victoria Ailene |
Vice Chancellor & Cio |
$302,500.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Michael Freeman |
Professor And Chair |
$302,398.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
James Dale |
Professor |
$302,100.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
George Brett A |
Physician-Psych Instit Clin D |
$301,752.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Carson James Alan |
Senior Associate Dean |
$301,613.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Benjamin Dart |
Professor And Chair |
$301,600.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Elazar Don J |
Physician-Psychiatrist |
$301,480.20 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2022 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Richard Williams |
Professor And Chair, Orthodontics |
$301,330.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2018 |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Insell Ricky |
|
$301,300.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2023 |
The University of Tennessee System |
Dickens Brian Keith |
Chief Human Resources Officer |
$300,639.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
TennCare |
Frigon Vaughn |
|
$300,380.46 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Burt Sharp |
Distinguished Professor |
$300,345.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Mchenry Sara E |
Physician-Psychiatrist |
$300,255.50 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2021 |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Insell Ricky |
Head Coach |
$300,000.00 |
Middle Tennessee State University |
| 2022 |
University of Memphis |
Pope Kyle |
Asst Coach |
$300,000.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Lamont Paris |
Head Coach, Men's Basketball |
$300,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2023 |
University of Memphis |
Stansbury Richard |
Asst Coach |
$300,000.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
Medenwald Garrett Steven |
Coach I |
$300,000.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2021 |
University of Memphis |
Brown Laurence |
Coach Transfer Position |
$300,000.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2021 |
University of Memphis |
Pope Kyle |
Asst Coach |
$300,000.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2023 |
University of Memphis |
Parrill-Baker Abby |
Dean Arts And Sciences |
$300,000.00 |
University of Memphis |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
Timi-Oyebade Patricia T |
Physician-Psychiatrist |
$299,996.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2021 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Rao Gadiparthi |
Distinguished Professor |
$299,985.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2018 |
Tennessee Board of Regents |
Tydings Flora |
|
$299,625.00 |
TCRS State Employee, Teachers (SETHEEPP) Pension Plan |
| 2023 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Robinson James A |
Trsy-Senior Portfolio Mgr 1 |
$299,569.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |
| 2023 |
University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Whitt Michael A |
Professor & Chair |
$299,286.00 |
The University of Tennessee System |
| 2024 |
Tennessee Department of Treasury |
Carter J G |
Trsy-Senior Portfolio Mgr 2 |
$299,123.00 |
Tennessee Department of Human Resources |