Tennessee / Economic and Community Development / Deputy Commissioner 2

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Deputy Commissioner 2

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

2 employees hold this title in Economic and Community Development. Median total compensation for the role is $292,365, above the department median of $102,374.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $584.7K
Role median: $292,365
Agency median: $102,374
Comparison: Above

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This role across Tennessee

Deputy Commissioner 2 is held in 15 Tennessee departments. In Economic and Community Development, the median of $292,365 ranks #2 of 15.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Tenncare

$413,376 · 1

General Services

$280,856 · 1

Health

$269,068 · 4

Finance and Administration

$258,638 · 1

$257,447 · 2

$254,533 · 2

$253,219 · 4

$246,329 · 2

$246,031 · 4

$245,133 · 2

$242,327 · 4

$241,754 · 1

Median total compensation for the Deputy Commissioner 2 role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Deputy Commissioner beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $245,784 ranks #1 of 8. See Deputy Commissioner across all of Tennessee →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$215,181 · 104

$179,318 · 12

$175,512 · 99

$163,000 · 45

$140,026 · 25

$127,911 · 5

$39,912 · 64

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Commissionerroles 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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Wilson Borden

Deputy Commissioner 2/Economic and Community Development

2026 total comp

$302,059

Sub-department: Business Development
Base pay: $289,044
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,015
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $302,059
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $24,087
Employee ID: 379840

Wilson Borden works as a Deputy Commissioner 2 for Economic and Community Development within Business Development. Their status is full-time. Wilson earned $302,059 in 2026.

Paula Davis

Deputy Commissioner 2/Economic and Community Development

2026 total comp

$282,672

Sub-department: Commissioner's Office
Base pay: $270,492
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,180
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $282,672
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $22,541
Employee ID: 136240

Paula Davis works as a Deputy Commissioner 2 for Economic and Community Development within Commissioner's Office. Their status is full-time. Paula earned $282,672 in 2026.