Tennessee / Children's Services / HR Generalist 1
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
14 employees hold this title in Children's Services. Median total compensation for the role is $52,440, below the department median of $66,696.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 14 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 21,460 people — is $67,370. Children's Services pays a median base salary of $57,600 for this role, 15% below that figure — about the 32nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Human Resources Specialists across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Children's Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 912,430 people — is $75,940. Children's Services’s median base salary is 24% below that national figure, about the 24th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Children's Services is $58,260, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
HR Generalist 1 is held in 17 Tennessee departments. In Children's Services, the median of $52,440 ranks #14 of 17.
Median total compensation for the HR Generalist 1 role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $63,248 ranks #2 of 6. See HR Generalist across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable HR Generalist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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HR Generalist 1/Children's Services
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At Children's Services, Leandra Houston serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Regional Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,488.
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Sasheene Bostwick is a HR Generalist 1 at Children's Services within Regional Human Resources. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $59,352.
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Camryn Combs holds the role of HR Generalist 1 at Children's Services within Co Human Resources. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $59,110.
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At Children's Services, Jarrod Turbeville serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Co Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,260.
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Alexia Fortenberry is a HR Generalist 1 at Children's Services within Co Human Resources. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $56,296.
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Elizabeth Ball is a HR Generalist 1 at Children's Services within Co Human Resources. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,376.
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Donese Randolph works as a HR Generalist 1 for Children's Services within Regional Human Resources. Their status is full-time. Donese earned $52,800 in 2026.
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At Children's Services, Jessi Ashworth serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Co Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,080.
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At Children's Services, Myrika Mills serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Co Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,080.
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Katelyn Caldwell works as a HR Generalist 1 for Children's Services within Regional Human Resources. Their status is full-time. Katelyn earned $51,576 in 2026.
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Hope Smith holds the role of HR Generalist 1 at Children's Services within Regional Human Resources. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,576.
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At Children's Services, James Tipton serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Regional Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,576.
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Anna Durham works as a HR Generalist 1 for Children's Services within Regional Human Resources. Their status is full-time. Anna earned $51,101 in 2026.
HR Generalist 1/Children's Services
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At Children's Services, Phillip Beltran serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Co Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $48,684.