Tennessee / Correction / Administrative Assistant 1
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
16 employees hold this title in Correction. Median total compensation for the role is $54,810, below the department median of $65,044.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 16 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. Correction pays a median base salary of $53,964 for this role, 18% above that figure — about the 75th 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 Correction’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. Correction’s median base salary is 14% above that national figure, about the 65th 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 Correction is $54,810, 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
Administrative Assistant 1 is held in 16 Tennessee departments. In Correction, the median of $54,810 ranks #6 of 16.
Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant 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 7 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $53,866 ranks #5 of 7. See Administrative Assistant across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Assistantroles 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
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Administrative Assistant 1/Correction
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Shandetra Simmons works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Correction within Wtsp Inmate Records. Their status is full-time. Shandetra earned $57,130 in 2026.
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At Correction, Bridget Gipson serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Tcix Inmate Records. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,882.
Administrative Assistant 1/Correction
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At Correction, Teresa Autry serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Nwcx Inmate Records. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,595.
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Misty Wright is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Correction within Mccx Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $56,580.
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Wadena Moody holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Correction within Mltc Inmate Records. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,753.
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Tammy Nagle is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Correction within Bccx Inmate Records. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $55,272.
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At Correction, Morghan Chaplin serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $54,876.
Administrative Assistant 1/Correction
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Dana Isham works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Correction within Mccx Inmate Records. Their status is full-time. Dana earned $54,876 in 2026.
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Latonya Stratton works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Correction within Dsnf Health Services. Their status is full-time. Latonya earned $54,743 in 2026.
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Melissa Haston works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Correction within Bccx Administration. Their status is full-time. Melissa earned $54,538 in 2026.
Administrative Assistant 1/Correction
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Raichel Bowling is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Correction within Mccx Inmate Records. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,644.
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Ashley Carroll-Young holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Correction within Mccx Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $50,532.
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Lori Rainbolt holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Correction within Necx Inmate Records. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $50,524.
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Mackenzie Keeler holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Correction within Dsnf Inmate Records. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $50,436.
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At Correction, Eric Gaines serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Rmsi Inmate Records. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $50,112.
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Lisa Mcbroom is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Correction within Wtsp Training. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $47,148.