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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-7-226: Salaries of assistant district attorneys general

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All assistant district attorneys general hired after July 1, 1994, or reclassified under § 8-7-201(e)(3) , shall be compensated beginning July 1, 2023, according to the following pay schedule, which must be adjusted on July 1, 2023, and each succeeding July 1, to reflect the average percentage pay increase provided for state employees by the general appropriations act: Entry level $63,853 after one (1) year $67,868 after two (2) years $71,857 after three (3) years $75,928 after four (4) years $79,943 after five (5) years $83,918 after six (6) years $87,934 after seven (7) years $91,977 after eight (8) years $96,034 after nine (9) years $100,009 after ten (10) years $104,038 after eleven (11) years $108,054 after twelve (12) years $112,001 after thirteen (13) years $116,017 after fourteen (14) years $120,032 after fifteen (15) years $124,021 after sixteen (16) years $128,050 after seventeen (17) years $131,680 after eighteen (18) years $135,226 after nineteen (19) years $138,607 after twenty (20) years $141,823 after twenty-one (21) years $146,501 after twenty-two (22) years $151,331 after twenty-three (23) years $156,299 after twenty-four (24) years $161,833 after twenty-five (25) years $167,325 Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 460, s 1, eff. 6/30/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1122, s 1, eff. 6/1/2022. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 202, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 899, s 1, eff. 5/3/2018. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 461, s 6, eff. 7/1/2017. Acts 1994, ch. 704, § 2; 2003 , ch. 355, § 4; 2004, ch. 922, § 1; 2006, ch. 987, § 1; 2009 , ch. 531, § 22.

All assistant district attorneys general hired after July 1, 1994, or reclassified under § 8-7-201(e)(3) , shall be compensated beginning July 1, 2023, according to the following pay schedule, which must be adjusted on July 1, 2023, and each succeeding July 1, to reflect the average percentage pay increase provided for state employees by the general appropriations act:

Entry level $63,853 after one (1) year $67,868 after two (2) years $71,857 after three (3) years $75,928 after four (4) years $79,943 after five (5) years $83,918 after six (6) years $87,934 after seven (7) years $91,977 after eight (8) years $96,034 after nine (9) years $100,009 after ten (10) years $104,038 after eleven (11) years $108,054 after twelve (12) years $112,001 after thirteen (13) years $116,017 after fourteen (14) years $120,032 after fifteen (15) years $124,021 after sixteen (16) years $128,050 after seventeen (17) years $131,680 after eighteen (18) years $135,226 after nineteen (19) years $138,607 after twenty (20) years $141,823 after twenty-one (21) years $146,501 after twenty-two (22) years $151,331 after twenty-three (23) years $156,299 after twenty-four (24) years $161,833 after twenty-five (25) years $167,325

Entry level

$63,853

after one (1) year

$67,868

after two (2) years

$71,857

after three (3) years

$75,928

after four (4) years

$79,943

after five (5) years

$83,918

after six (6) years

$87,934

after seven (7) years

$91,977

after eight (8) years

$96,034

after nine (9) years

$100,009

after ten (10) years

$104,038

after eleven (11) years

$108,054

after twelve (12) years

$112,001

after thirteen (13) years

$116,017

after fourteen (14) years

$120,032

after fifteen (15) years

$124,021

after sixteen (16) years

$128,050

after seventeen (17) years

$131,680

after eighteen (18) years

$135,226

after nineteen (19) years

$138,607

after twenty (20) years

$141,823

after twenty-one (21) years

$146,501

after twenty-two (22) years

$151,331

after twenty-three (23) years

$156,299

after twenty-four (24) years

$161,833

after twenty-five (25) years

$167,325

Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 460, s 1, eff. 6/30/2023.

Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1122, s 1, eff. 6/1/2022.

Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 202, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 899, s 1, eff. 5/3/2018.

Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 461, s 6, eff. 7/1/2017.

Acts 1994, ch. 704, § 2; 2003 , ch

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after twenty-four (24) years

$161,833

after twenty-five (25) years

$167,325

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