Tennessee / Correction / Associate Warden
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
21 employees hold this title in Correction. Median total compensation for the role is $114,300, above the department median of $65,044.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 21 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 Fish and Game Wardens — about 220 people — is $75,930. Correction pays a median base salary of $113,448 for this role, 49% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Fish and Game Wardens 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 Fish and Game Wardens — about 5,770 people — is $74,060. Correction’s median base salary is 53% above that national figure, above the 90th 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 $114,300, 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.
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At Correction, Zachary Pounds serves as a Associate Warden within Bccx Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $130,332.
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Shannon Green is a Associate Warden at Correction within Bccx Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $125,055.
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At Correction, Daniel Petrey serves as a Associate Warden within Djrc Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $120,838.
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Jeremy Cotham works as a Associate Warden for Correction within Tcix Administration. Their status is full-time. Jeremy earned $118,843 in 2026.
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Stacy Oakes works as a Associate Warden for Correction within Mccx Administration. Their status is full-time. Stacy earned $117,941 in 2026.
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Shakera Greer works as a Associate Warden for Correction within Wtsp Administration. Their status is full-time. Shakera earned $117,842 in 2026.
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Michael Ward holds the role of Associate Warden at Correction within Nwcx Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,415.
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Andre Johnson works as a Associate Warden for Correction within Tcix Administration. Their status is full-time. Andre earned $116,136 in 2026.
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Ashlee Wheeler is a Associate Warden at Correction within Djrc Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $116,076.
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At Correction, Jonathan Higdon serves as a Associate Warden within Bccx Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $115,655.
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Ernest Lewis works as a Associate Warden for Correction within Dsnf Administration. Their status is full-time. Ernest earned $114,300 in 2026.
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Jonathan Walton holds the role of Associate Warden at Correction within Nwcx Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $113,448.
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At Correction, Bryan Butler serves as a Associate Warden within Tcix Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $113,174.
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Richard Gardner works as a Associate Warden for Correction within Mccx Administration. Their status is full-time. Richard earned $111,935 in 2026.
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Corvelli Haynes works as a Associate Warden for Correction within Rmsi Administration. Their status is full-time. Corvelli earned $110,880 in 2026.
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Michael Keys is a Associate Warden at Correction within Rmsi Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $109,860.
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Steven Andrews works as a Associate Warden for Correction within Necx Administration. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $109,752 in 2026.
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At Correction, Todd Buchanan serves as a Associate Warden within Wtsp Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $109,752.
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Jeremy Rogers is a Associate Warden at Correction within Wtsp Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $109,476.
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Timothy Dillingham works as a Associate Warden for Correction within Wtsp Administration. Their status is full-time. Timothy earned $109,093 in 2026.
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Thomas Reisinger works as a Associate Warden for Correction within Necx Administration. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $106,560 in 2026.