{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-7-230","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-7-230","heading":"Salaries of criminal investigators","body":"All criminal investigators hired after July 1, 1994, shall be compensated according to the following pay schedule, as 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.................... $43,180 after two (2) years.................... $46,471 after four (4) years.................... $48,944 after six (6) years.................... $52,444 after ten (10) years.................... $55,982 after twelve (12) years.................... $59,276 after fourteen (14) years.................... $62,963 after fourteen (14) years.................... $66,196 after sixteen (16) years.................... $69,822 after eighteen (18) years.................... $76,428 after twenty (20) years.................... $80,532 Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 460, s 2, eff. 6/30/2023. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 899, s 4, eff. 5/3/2018. Acts 1994, ch. 704, § 6; 2003 , ch. 355, § 5; 2009 , ch. 531, § 23.\nAll criminal investigators hired after July 1, 1994, shall be compensated according to the following pay schedule, as 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:\nEntry level.................... $43,180 after two (2) years.................... $46,471 after four (4) years.................... $48,944 after six (6) years.................... $52,444 after ten (10) years.................... $55,982 after twelve (12) years.................... $59,276 after fourteen (14) years.................... $62,963 after fourteen (14) years.................... $66,196 after sixteen (16) years.................... $69,822 after eighteen (18) years.................... $76,428 after twenty (20) years.................... $80,532\nEntry level....................\n$43,180\nafter two (2) years....................\n$46,471\nafter four (4) years....................\n$48,944\nafter six (6) years....................\n$52,444\nafter ten (10) years....................\n$55,982\nafter twelve (12) years....................\n$59,276\nafter fourteen (14) years....................\n$62,963\nafter fourteen (14) years....................\n$66,196\nafter sixteen (16) years....................\n$69,822\nafter eighteen (18) years....................\n$76,428\nafter twenty (20) years....................\n$80,532","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 7"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"5ee2172fdd4f997b111260a16e969c08def85390199fa9d729366c95e358dbeb","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-7-229","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-7-231"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}