“Down to the agency, person, and penny…”

NEW! State Employee Payroll Charts

Welcome to OpenTennessee.org – giving Tennesseans a clear look into how Tennessee government spends their hard-earned tax dollars, down to the agency, person and penny. This site is sponsored by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research and government watchdog organization in Nashville, Tennessee.

OpenTennessee.org is a web portal—and more. It is designed to become the hub of a statewide network through which taxpayers can share, analyze and compare data from state agencies throughout Tennessee.

The information of this website was provided by official government and public sources through the Tennessee Public Records Act. Therefore, any errors, omissions or inaccuracies are not those of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. However, please do contact us with any questions or comments.

Click the buttons below to search the payrolls, pensions, and expenditures of your state government.