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Tennessee / Commerce and Insurance / Deputy General Counsel

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Deputy General Counsel

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

3 employees hold this title in Commerce and Insurance. Median total compensation for the role is $168,352, above the department median of $60,405.

Employees
3
Total payroll
$516.6K
Role median
$168,352
Agency median
$60,405
Comparison
Above

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This role across Tennessee

Deputy General Counsel is held in 18 Tennessee departments. In Commerce and Insurance, the median of $168,352 ranks #15 of 18.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Human Resources
$193,734 · 1
Tbi
$189,326 · 4
Children's Services
$189,177 · 1
Mental Health
$184,537 · 2
Education
$180,201 · 1
Human Services
$179,363 · 2
Transportation
$178,966 · 1
Tenncare
$176,677 · 3
General Services
$175,148 · 1

Median total compensation for the Deputy General Counsel role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Deputy General Counsel beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $176,667 ranks #2 of 6. See Deputy General Counsel across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$192,070 · 7
District of Columbia
$175,000 · 23
Florida
$125,556 · 16
Missouri
$33,731 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy General Counselroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Maliaka Bass

Deputy General Counsel/Commerce and Insurance

2026 total comp
$179,904
Sub-department
Legal
Base pay
$175,584
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,320
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$179,904
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$14,632
Employee ID
146092

Maliaka Bass works as a Deputy General Counsel for Commerce and Insurance within Legal. Their status is full-time. Maliaka earned $179,904 in 2026.

Joyce Ferguson

Deputy General Counsel/Commerce and Insurance

2026 total comp
$168,352
Sub-department
Legal
Base pay
$164,412
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,940
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$168,352
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$13,701
Employee ID
131885

Joyce Ferguson works as a Deputy General Counsel for Commerce and Insurance within Legal. Their status is full-time. Joyce earned $168,352 in 2026.

Mark Green

Deputy General Counsel/Commerce and Insurance

2026 total comp
$168,345
Sub-department
Reg. Brd. Legal
Base pay
$164,412
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,933
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$168,345
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Kenneth

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$13,701
Employee ID
344209

Mark Green is a Deputy General Counsel at Commerce and Insurance within Reg. Brd. Legal. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $168,345.