Tennessee / Correction / Warden 4
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
10 employees hold this title in Correction. Median total compensation for the role is $158,438, above the department median of $65,044.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 10 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 $156,600 for this role, 106% 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 111% 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 $156,600, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $156,600 ranks #2 of 6. See Warden across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable Warden 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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Record list
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Warden 4/Correction
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At Correction, Shawn Phillips serves as a Warden 4 within Mccx Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $179,919.
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At Correction, Brian Eller serves as a Warden 4 within Necx Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $168,851.
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Kenneth Nelsen holds the role of Warden 4 at Correction within Rmsi Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $165,577.
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Taurean James is a Warden 4 at Correction within Tcix Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $161,332.
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Henry Holiday holds the role of Warden 4 at Correction within Nwcx Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $160,275.
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Jordan Clark works as a Warden 4 for Correction within Djrc Administration. Their status is full-time. Jordan earned $156,600 in 2026.
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At Correction, Brett Cobble serves as a Warden 4 within Bccx Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $155,352.
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Johnny Fitz holds the role of Warden 4 at Correction within Wtsp Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $151,824.
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At Correction, Terry Barlow serves as a Warden 4 within Dsnf Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $149,601.
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Stanley Dickerson works as a Warden 4 for Correction within Wtsp Administration. Their status is full-time. Stanley earned $145,338 in 2026.