Tennessee / Children's Services / Secretary
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
82 employees hold this title in Children's Services. Median total compensation for the role is $42,875, below the department median of $66,696.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 82 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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 34,580 people — is $45,810. Children's Services pays a median base salary of $41,844 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 39th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 1,706,790 people — is $47,540. Children's Services’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 34th 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 $42,875, 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
Secretary is held in 10 Tennessee departments. In Children's Services, the median of $42,875 ranks #3 of 10.
Median total compensation for the Secretary role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 27 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $42,257 ranks #16 of 27. See Secretary across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable Secretary 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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Nancy Coon is a Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $50,886.
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Beatrice Russell works as a Secretary for Children's Services within Permanency Team. Their status is full-time. Beatrice earned $50,339 in 2026.
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Phyllis Brown holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $50,044.
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At Children's Services, Vicki Biles serves as a Secretary within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,811.
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At Children's Services, Lori Garrett serves as a Secretary within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,687.
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Cindy Nova works as a Secretary for Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. Cindy earned $49,160 in 2026.
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Tina Roberts is a Secretary at Children's Services within Executive Dir-Health and Education. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $48,408.
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Mary Harbin holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $48,336.
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Susan Jackson is a Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $48,089.
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Kelley Patterson works as a Secretary for Children's Services within Permanency Team. Their status is full-time. Kelley earned $46,848 in 2026.
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At Children's Services, Jennifer Sebastian Martin serves as a Secretary within Permanency Team. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $46,379.
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At Children's Services, Devern Watkins serves as a Secretary within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $44,967.
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Charlotte Hollinghead holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $44,796.
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Loren Annese works as a Secretary for Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. Loren earned $44,759 in 2026.
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Diana Williams holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $44,757.
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Tracy Brock works as a Secretary for Children's Services within Health and Wellness. Their status is full-time. Tracy earned $44,756 in 2026.
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Melinda Duncan holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $44,755.
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Sharon Mckeehan works as a Secretary for Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. Sharon earned $44,755 in 2026.
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Tracey Case works as a Secretary for Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. Tracey earned $44,293 in 2026.
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Emily Daugherty is a Secretary at Children's Services within Health and Wellness. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $44,290.
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Lindsey Pipkin is a Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $44,290.
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Janet Morrow holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Health and Wellness. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $44,289.
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Thelma Murphy holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Health and Wellness. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $44,289.
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Kimberly Taylor holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,872.
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Elizabeth Horton holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,848.
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Kayla Cress works as a Secretary for Children's Services within Health and Wellness. Their status is full-time. Kayla earned $43,840 in 2026.
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April Hawn holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,668.
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Sharon Latham is a Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $43,668.
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At Children's Services, Angela Colvett serves as a Secretary within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $43,200.
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At Children's Services, Jay Barnard serves as a Secretary within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $42,936.
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Wendy Humes is a Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $42,912.
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Barbara Hall works as a Secretary for Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. Barbara earned $42,880 in 2026.
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Crystal Wilcox holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $42,876.
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Sheryll Keihn holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $42,876.
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At Children's Services, Stephanie Carver serves as a Secretary within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $42,875.
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Victoria Campbell holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $42,875.
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At Children's Services, Cathy Slagle serves as a Secretary within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $42,875.
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Connie Lyon holds the role of Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $42,875.
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Olivia Chandler is a Secretary at Children's Services within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $42,875.
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At Children's Services, Brenda Frost serves as a Secretary within Regional Clerical Support. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $42,875.