Tennessee / Correction / Executive Secretary
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
11 employees hold this title in Correction. Median total compensation for the role is $64,212, below the department median of $65,044.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 11 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 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — about 5,360 people — is $68,190. Correction pays a median base salary of $61,932 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 37th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 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 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — about 459,910 people — is $76,590. Correction’s median base salary is 19% below that national figure, about the 26th 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 $64,212, 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
Executive Secretary is held in 2 Tennessee departments. In Correction, the median of $64,212 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Executive 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 13 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $63,817 ranks #5 of 13. See Executive Secretary across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable Executive 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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Executive Secretary/Correction
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Melissa Hoffman is a Executive Secretary at Correction within Wtsp Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $66,238.
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Patricia Stephens is a Executive Secretary at Correction within Necx Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $66,214.
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Wendy Peone works as a Executive Secretary for Correction within Tcix Administration. Their status is full-time. Wendy earned $66,212 in 2026.
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Laura Simmons holds the role of Executive Secretary at Correction within Bccx Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $66,212.
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Lindy Scott is a Executive Secretary at Correction within Rmsi Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,115.
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At Correction, Melinda Shell serves as a Executive Secretary within Nwcx Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,212.
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Casee Carr holds the role of Executive Secretary at Correction within Mccx Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,423.
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At Correction, Toya Mccray serves as a Executive Secretary within Mltc Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,415.
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Karmen Jackson holds the role of Executive Secretary at Correction within Dsnf Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,863.
Executive Secretary/Correction
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Brandy Ditto is a Executive Secretary at Correction within Wtsp Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $59,781.
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Ethan Earls is a Executive Secretary at Correction within Djrc Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $56,297.