Tennessee state government salary
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$60.6 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Tennessee.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $33,060/year | $379.44/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $86 per day. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
|
Governor of Tennessee Bill Lee |
$204,336 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee Randy McNally |
$33,060/year |
|
Attorney General of Tennessee Jonathan Skrmetti |
$199,332 |
|
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett |
$222,252 |
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Tennessee Public Utility Commission David Crowell |
$174,696 |
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Tennessee Commissioner of Education Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds |
$212,160 |
|
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Clay Good |
$174,696 |
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Tennessee Public Utility Commission John Hie |
$174,696 |
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Tennessee Public Utility Commission Kenneth Hill |
$174,696 |
|
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Herbert Hilliard |
$174,696 |
|
Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture Andrew Holt |
$171,744 |
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Tennessee Public Utility Commission David Jones |
$174,696 |
|
Tennessee Commissioner of Insurance Carter Lawrence |
$171,744 |
|
Tennessee Treasurer David Lillard, Jr. |
$222,252 |
|
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Robin Morrison |
$174,696 |
|
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Jason Mumpower |
$222,252 |
|
Tennessee Commissioner of Environment and Conservation David Salyers |
$178,968 |
|
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Executive Director Earl Taylor |
$174,696 |
|
Tennessee Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development Deniece Thomas |
$171,744 |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Tennessee court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $234,756[3] | Associates: $226,944[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Tennessee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,595,056 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 41,235 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 77.8% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 16.8% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 4.9% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 85.5% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 24.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $45,219 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 21.4% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Tennessee. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Tennessee
Tennessee voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Tennessee, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Tennessee had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
More Tennessee coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Tennessee
- United States congressional delegations from Tennessee
- Public policy in Tennessee
- Endorsers in Tennessee
- Tennessee fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2025 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2025 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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