2021 Tennessee Code
Part 1 - District Public Defenders and Investigators
§ 8-14-107. Compensation

Entry level  $    49,080
after one (1) year  52,164
after two (2) years  55,248
after three (3) years  58,344
after four (4) years  61,452
after five (5) years  64,512
after six (6) years  67,596
after seven (7) years  70,704
after eight (8) years  73,812
after nine (9) years  76,872
after ten (10) years  79,968
after eleven (11) years  83,052
after twelve (12) years  86,100
after thirteen (13) years  89,184
after fourteen (14) years  92,256
after fifteen (15) years  95,328
after sixteen (16) years  98,424
after seventeen (17) years  101,220
after eighteen (18) years  103,932
after nineteen (19) years  106,548
after twenty (20) years  109,020
after twenty-one (21) years  112,620
after twenty-two (22) years  116,316
after twenty-three (23) years  120,144
after twenty-four (24) years  124,392
after twenty-five (25) years  128,616
Entry level $ 33,852
after two (2) years  36,924
after four (4) years  39,972
after six (6) years  43,032
after eight (8) years  46,164
after ten (10) years  49,188
after twelve (12) years  52,320
after fourteen (14) years  55,332
after sixteen (16) years  58,428
after eighteen (18) years  61,512
after twenty (20) years  64,584