This study intended to explore “The Role of Graduate Teachers in Influencing Public Opinion on Teachers’ Pay and Professional Status in Tanzania”. The study used a mixed methods approach, specifically the methodological triangulation design, to collect data from Mbeya City for the intension of examining public opinion on teachers’ pay and professional status. The quota and purposive sampling were employed to select a sample of 100 participants from various cadres of the general public. The results showed that the public still need to respect the teaching profession but the challenges within the profession discourage the public from valuing the profession. Teachers’ pay is among many factors that contribute to teacher’s professional status. Today the professionalism of graduate and non-degree holding teachers in Tanzania is nearly the same. While graduate teachers have to perform their role to improve their pay and professional status, the results show that government also has to play its part. The study recommends that graduate teachers need to play an active role in improving their public image. This can only be done by delivering quality education, improving examination results, and by professional association with non-qualified teachers.