Gov. Bill Lee’s top paid cabinet members won’t be receiving a pay bump under the governor’s administration, but a majority of the new agency heads will see slightly higher salary increases.
According to a list of Lee’s cabinet and senior adviser salaries, TennCare Commissioner Gabe Roberts will be paid $300,000 a year. This makes him Lee’s highest paid cabinet member. It’s also the same amount paid to former Gov. Bill Haslam’s TennCare commissioner, a position that oversees Tennessee’s Medicaid program.
Lee’s other seven top paid cabinet members – which include the state’s education and finance heads – will also maintain the same salary amounts set by Haslam.
The remaining 15 cabinet members will receive $161,905 a year. Those positions were paid less under Haslam.