Tennessee state government salary

Tennessee Salaries

Total state expenditures: $60.6 billion (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, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$28,405.96/year	$326.47/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $47 per day.

State executive salaries

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

Office and current official	Salary
Governor of Tennessee Bill Lee	$204,336
Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee Randy McNally	$28,405.96/year
Attorney General of Tennessee Jonathan Skrmetti	$199,332
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett	$222,252
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Veterans Services Tommy Baker
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Finance & Administration Jim Bryson
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Human Resources Clarence Carter
Tennessee Public Utility Commission David Crowell	$174,696
Tennessee Senior Advisor, Office of the Governor John DeBerry Jr.
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Transportation Butch Eley
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Tourist Development Mark Ezell
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Revenue David Gerregano
Tennessee Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Governor Brandon Gibson
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Financial Institutions Greg Gonzales
Tennessee Commissioner of Education Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds	$212,160
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Clay Good	$174,696
Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture Charlie Hatcher	$171,744
Tennessee Public Utility Commission John Hie	$174,696
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Kenneth Hill	$174,696
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Herbert Hilliard	$174,696
Tennessee Public Utility Commission David Jones	$174,696
Tennessee Commissioner of Insurance Carter Lawrence	$171,744
Tennessee Treasurer David Lillard, Jr.	$222,252
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Safety & Homeland Security Jeff Long
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Economic and Community Development Stuart McWhorter
Tennessee Chief Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor Erin Merrick
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Robin Morrison	$174,696
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Jason Mumpower	$222,252
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Children's Services Margie Quin
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Education Lizzette Reynolds
Tennessee Senior Advisor and Director of External Affairs, Office of the Governor Alec Richardson
Tennessee Adjutant General Department of Military Warner Ross II
Tennessee Commissioner of Environment and Conservation David Salyers	$178,968
Tennessee Communications Director, Office of the Governor Casey Sellers
Tennessee Director Division of TennCare Stephen Smith
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Correction Frank Strada
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Executive Director Earl Taylor	$174,696
Tennessee Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development Deniece Thomas	$171,744
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Brad Turner
Tennessee Commissioner Department of General Services Matt Van Epps
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Human Services Juan Williams
Tennessee Commissioner Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Marie Williams

Judicial salaries

See also: Tennessee court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $228,132	Associates: $220,548

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.

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.

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External links

• 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
• 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
• 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts