The Compensation Tables · Tennessee

What Tennessee clubs pay
their leadership.

Aggregate compensation paid to current officers, directors, trustees and key employees at Tennessee country clubs, as reported on Form 990 Part IX, line 5 — a per-club total, not individual salaries.

◂ All states

The distribution

officer comp · n = 13
P10
$103K
P25
$273K
P50 · Median
$385K
P75
$499K
P90
$573K

Club Index

most recent filing per club
RICHRichland Country ClubNashville, TN$1.6M$6.0M$786K$8.4M$16.2M9.8%2023
HILLHillwood Country ClubNashville, TN$1.6M$6.6M$597K$8.8M$23.6M6.7%2023
CHERCherokee Country ClubKnoxville, TN$573K$3.4M$558K$4.5M$13.3M4.3%2024
CHICChickasaw Country ClubMemphis, TN$499K$3.5M$336K$4.4M$8.5M5.9%2023
MEMPMemphis Country ClubMemphis, TN$479K$0$456K$936K$12.8M3.7%2023
BMELBelle Meade Country ClubNashville, TN$457K$9.6M$720K$10.8M$19.8M2.3%2023
FDOXFox Den Country ClubKnoxville, TN$385K$2.1M$0$2.5M$6.2M6.2%2023
RIDGRidgeway Country Club IncMemphis, TN$302K$2.0M$211K$2.5M$7.5M4.0%2023
BRENBrentwood Country ClubBrentwood, TN$285K$3.2M$267K$3.8M$7.7M3.7%2023
CHATChattanooga Golf And Country ClubChattanooga, TN$273K$4.3M$347K$4.9M$12.9M2.1%2023
SRTOStones River Country Club IncMurfreesboro, TN$157K$2.0M$183K$2.3M$5.1M3.1%2023
JCOHJohnson City Country ClubJohnson City, TN$103K$1.3M$111K$1.5M$2.3M4.4%2023
LHRILink Hills Country Club Rt 5Greeneville, TN$53K$394K$47K$495K$979K5.4%2023
HUMBHumboldt Golf & Country ClubHumboldt, TN$0$412K$0$412K$1.4M0.0%2024
COVICovington Country Club IncCovington, TN$0$343K$33K$376K$1.8M0.0%2023
LAWRLawrenceburg Golf & Country ClubLawrenceburg, TN$0$337K$27K$364K$648K0.0%2022
OHLDOld Hickory Country ClubOld Hickory, TN$0$972K$82K$1.1M$1.8M0.0%2016
SOMESomerville Country Club IncSomerville, TN$0$56K$4K$60K$207K0.0%2023
HHOLHolston Hills Country ClubKnoxville, TN$0$1.0M$82K$1.1M$2.3M0.0%2015
SMIGSignal Mountain Golf & Country ClubSignal Mtn, TN$0$1.4M$138K$1.5M$4.4M0.0%2023
GMREGreen Meadow Country Club IncAlcoa, TN$0$1.0M$91K$1.1M$2.8M0.0%2023
RBIVRiver Bend Country Club IncShelbyville, TN$0$0$57K$57K$2.0M0.0%2023
ORAKOak Ridge Country Club IncOak Ridge, TN$0$723K$62K$785K$1.6M0.0%2022
PMOPPoplar Meadows Country Club IncUnion City, TN$0$162K$15K$178K$602K0.0%2024
PTINPine Tree Country Club IncLexington, TN$0$135K$15K$149K$336K0.0%2023
MPTMMt Pleasant Country Club IncMt Pleasant, TN$0$29K$3K$32K$189K0.0%2023
SELMSelmer Golf & Country Club IncSelmer, TN$0$49K$4K$53K$168K0.0%2023
BYLUBluegrass Yacht And Country ClubHendersonville, TN$0$0$0$0$5950.0%2024
CROCCrockett Golf And Country Club IncAlamo, TN$0$50K$5K$55K$122K0.0%2019
TENNGolf Club Of TennesseeKingston Spgs, TN$0$3.3M$312K$3.7M$10.1M0.0%2023
FCRAFranklin County Country ClubWinchester, TN$0$175K$17K$193K$544K0.0%2023
GCIBGibson County Golf Course IncDyer, TN$0$44K$4K$48K$181K0.0%2023
MILAMilan Golf And Country ClubMilan, TN$0$210K$18K$228K$596K0.0%2023
LEBALebanon Golf And Country ClubLebanon, TN$0$0$16K$16K$912K0.0%2024
LRAFLafollette Country Club Country Club RoadLafollette, TN$0$100K$10K$110K$237K0.0%2023
BROWBrownsville Country Club IncBrownsville, TN$0$100K$16K$116K$285K0.0%2016
JACKJackson Country ClubJackson, TN$0$1.7M$153K$1.9M$3.8M0.0%2023
CLARClarksville Country ClubClarksville, TN$0$0$0$0$2.5M0.0%2016
INCOCountry Club IncorporatedMorristown, TN$0$1.0M$97K$1.1M$2.3M0.0%2023
MCMIMcminnville Country ClubMcminnville, TN$0$242K$42K$284K$670K0.0%2024
GALLGallatin Country ClubGallatin, TN$0$286K$24K$310K$702K0.0%2023
SPARSparta Country ClubSparta, TN$0$0$0$0$263K0.0%2023
CLEVCleveland Country Club IncCleveland, TN$0$1.3M$100K$1.4M$2.7M0.0%2023
LAKELakewood Golf & Country ClubTullahoma, TN$0$631K$58K$689K$1.7M0.0%2023

Highest paid · officers

aggregate
01
Richland Country Club
Nashville, TN
$1.6M
02
Hillwood Country Club
Nashville, TN
$1.6M
03
Cherokee Country Club
Knoxville, TN
$573K
04
Chickasaw Country Club
Memphis, TN
$499K
05
Memphis Country Club
Memphis, TN
$479K
06
Belle Meade Country Club
Nashville, TN
$457K
07
Fox Den Country Club
Knoxville, TN
$385K
On method

These are aggregate officer-and-key-employee figures from Form 990 Part IX — not individual salaries. ProPublica’s parsed data does not expose per-person pay, and we do not estimate it.

BLTS $29.2M ▲4.1
STLC $18.4M ▲8.1
ESSX $15.3M ▲11.2
TRDN $17.7M ▼1.4
MRON $17.0M ▲5.2
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