Tennessee / Finance and Administration

Agency file

Finance and Administration

Source file: Tennessee — State Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Finance and Administration provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2026, this agency had 1,991 employees with median total compensation of $95,658; the highest distinct record was $288,888.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $199.5M
Employees: 1,991
Median total: $95,658
Highest record: $288,888

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$10,795$191,744+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 1,991 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($95,658) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $98,564 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,635 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$53,280

$68,136

$95,658

$125,131

$157,032

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $157,032 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,280. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Accounting Technician 2

96 · $52,602

Accounting Technician 1

91 · $43,152

Accountant 3

83 · $70,858

IT Manager-Sr

79 · $138,733

Accountant 2*

76 · $59,382

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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John Tidwell

Accounting Manager/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$99,648

Sub-department: LWFD Accounting Staff Billable
Base pay: $99,648
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,648
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Wayne

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,304
Employee ID: 117483

John Tidwell is a Accounting Manager at Finance and Administration within Lwfd Accounting Staff Billable. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $99,648.

Damon Pence

Systems Administrator-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$99,630

Sub-department: Law Safety Correction Domain
Base pay: $97,236
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,394
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,630
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Jerard

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,103
Employee ID: 372604

Damon Pence is a Systems Administrator-Adv at Finance and Administration within Law Safety Correction Domain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $99,630.

Robin Alexander

Fa Grants Administrator 3/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$99,623

Sub-department: Program Monitors
Base pay: $97,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,339
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,623
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,107
Employee ID: 468678

At Finance and Administration, Robin Alexander serves as a Fa Grants Administrator 3 within Program Monitors. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,623.

Lonnie Goode

IT Business Administrator-Lead/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$99,281

Sub-department: Data Center Operations
Base pay: $93,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,705
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,281
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,798
Employee ID: 538016

Lonnie Goode works as a IT Business Administrator-Lead for Finance and Administration within Data Center Operations. Their status is full-time. Lonnie earned $99,281 in 2026.

Robert Martin

IT Supervisor/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$99,235

Sub-department: Law Safety Correction Domain
Base pay: $96,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,383
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,235
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,071
Employee ID: 124975

Robert Martin works as a IT Supervisor for Finance and Administration within Law Safety Correction Domain. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $99,235 in 2026.

Jharell Chambers

Software Developer-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$99,200

Sub-department: Resource and Regulation Domain
Base pay: $97,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,100
Employee ID: 645383

At Finance and Administration, Jharell Chambers serves as a Software Developer-Adv within Resource and Regulation Domain. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $99,200.

David Shire

IT Supervisor/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,916

Sub-department: Customer Care
Base pay: $98,916
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,916
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,243
Employee ID: 574777

David Shire works as a IT Supervisor for Finance and Administration within Customer Care. Their status is full-time. David earned $98,916 in 2026.

James Spitzley

Uc Collaborations Spec-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,851

Sub-department: EPM Telecomm
Base pay: $96,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,323
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,851
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Matthew

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,044
Employee ID: 473814

James Spitzley works as a Uc Collaborations Spec-Adv for Finance and Administration within Epm Telecomm. Their status is full-time. James earned $98,851 in 2026.

Jing Yu

Accounting Manager/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,750

Sub-department: TDMI Accounting Staff Billable
Base pay: $96,420
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,330
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,750
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,035
Employee ID: 481510

At Finance and Administration, Jing Yu serves as a Accounting Manager within Tdmi Accounting Staff Billable. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,750.

Mina Hanna

Accounting Manager/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,740

Sub-department: F&A STS Accounting Staff
Base pay: $96,420
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,320
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,740
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,035
Employee ID: 600982

Mina Hanna is a Accounting Manager at Finance and Administration within F&A Sts Accounting Staff. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,740.

Lindsay Davis

IT Supervisor/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,652

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $98,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,652
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,221
Employee ID: 394334

Lindsay Davis is a IT Supervisor at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,652.

Samantha Sietsma

IT Business Administrator-Lead/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,438

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $94,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,118
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,438
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,860
Employee ID: 502489

At Finance and Administration, Samantha Sietsma serves as a IT Business Administrator-Lead within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,438.

Joseph Ikhalia

Software Developer-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,412

Sub-department: Law Safety Correction Domain
Base pay: $98,412
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,412
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,201
Employee ID: 156106

Joseph Ikhalia holds the role of Software Developer-Adv at Finance and Administration within Law Safety Correction Domain. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $98,412.

Chris Brown

Application Administrator-Int*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,155

Sub-department: Technical Staff
Base pay: $95,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,359
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,155
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,983
Employee ID: 490737

Chris Brown is a Application Administrator-Int* at Finance and Administration within Technical Staff. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,155.

Daniel Evans

Software Developer-Jr*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,139

Sub-department: Bus and Community Dev Domain
Base pay: $92,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,715
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,139
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,702
Employee ID: 100228

Daniel Evans works as a Software Developer-Jr* for Finance and Administration within Bus and Community Development Domain. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $98,139 in 2026.

Laurel Riley

Cfg-Senior Management Cons/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,105

Sub-department: Commissioner
Base pay: $96,036
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,069
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,105
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,003
Employee ID: 496050

At Finance and Administration, Laurel Riley serves as a Cfg-Senior Management Cons within Commissioner. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,105.

Jeremiah Schugt

Software Developer-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,067

Sub-department: Law Safety Correction Domain
Base pay: $95,712
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,355
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,067
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,976
Employee ID: 598465

Jeremiah Schugt is a Software Developer-Adv at Finance and Administration within Law Safety Correction Domain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $98,067.

Susan Gray

Business Analyst-Sr/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$98,052

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $98,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,052
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Lynn

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,171
Employee ID: 493400

Susan Gray works as a Business Analyst-Sr for Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. Their status is full-time. Susan earned $98,052 in 2026.

J Gregg

Network Dc Operations Admin-Int/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,955

Sub-department: Wanman
Base pay: $92,244
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,711
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,955
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: David

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,687
Employee ID: 430569

J Gregg works as a Network Dc Operations Admin-Int for Finance and Administration within Wanman. Their status is full-time. J earned $97,955 in 2026.

Ronald Mercer

Software Developer-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,954

Sub-department: Bus and Community Dev Domain
Base pay: $95,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,302
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,954
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,971
Employee ID: 157123

Ronald Mercer holds the role of Software Developer-Adv at Finance and Administration within Bus and Community Development Domain. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,954.

Ronald Williams

Fa Grants Administrator 3/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,942

Sub-department: OCJP Administration
Base pay: $95,688
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,254
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,942
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,974
Employee ID: 463243

Ronald Williams holds the role of Fa Grants Administrator 3 at Finance and Administration within Ocjp Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,942.

Troy Brons

Network Dc Operations Admin-Int/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,908

Sub-department: Wanman
Base pay: $95,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,856
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,908
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,921
Employee ID: 152466

Troy Brons works as a Network Dc Operations Admin-Int for Finance and Administration within Wanman. Their status is full-time. Troy earned $97,908 in 2026.

Ramya Sree Gattoju

Software Developer-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,908

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $97,908
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,908
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,159
Employee ID: 538037

Ramya Sree Gattoju works as a Software Developer-Adv for Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. Their status is full-time. Ramya earned $97,908 in 2026.

Peggy Birthrong

Insurance Benefits Specialist/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,891

Sub-department: State Insurance Group
Base pay: $93,780
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,111
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,891
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Lou

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,815
Employee ID: 105554

Peggy Birthrong holds the role of Insurance Benefits Specialist at Finance and Administration within State Insurance Group. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,891.

Mamatha Pendyala

Software Developer-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,809

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $95,460
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,349
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,809
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,955
Employee ID: 619037

Mamatha Pendyala holds the role of Software Developer-Adv at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,809.

Charles Johnson

IT Business Administrator-Lead/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,776

Sub-department: Bus and Community Dev Domain
Base pay: $94,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,844
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,776
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,911
Employee ID: 157104

Charles Johnson holds the role of IT Business Administrator-Lead at Finance and Administration within Bus and Community Development Domain. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,776.

Luz Cruz Osorio

Accounting Manager/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,716

Sub-department: DIDD Accounting Staff Billable
Base pay: $97,716
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,716
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Mercedes

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,143
Employee ID: 545135

Luz Cruz Osorio holds the role of Accounting Manager at Finance and Administration within Didd Accounting Staff Billable. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,716.

James Smith

Software Developer-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,620

Sub-department: Bus and Community Dev Domain
Base pay: $97,620
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,620
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,135
Employee ID: 148273

James Smith is a Software Developer-Adv at Finance and Administration within Bus and Community Development Domain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $97,620.

Stephen Baker

Systems Administrator-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,524

Sub-department: Facility Management
Base pay: $95,232
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,292
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,524
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,936
Employee ID: 145975

Stephen Baker holds the role of Systems Administrator-Adv at Finance and Administration within Facility Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,524.

Harriet Rucker

Oig Nurse Consultant 2*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,491

Sub-department: Program Integrity
Base pay: $95,148
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,343
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,491
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,929
Employee ID: 157701

Harriet Rucker works as a Oig Nurse Consultant 2* for Finance and Administration within Program Integrity. Their status is full-time. Harriet earned $97,491 in 2026.

Candace Whisman

Business Analyst-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,490

Sub-department: Law Safety Correction Domain
Base pay: $97,490
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,490
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $47
Employee ID: 163956

Candace Whisman is a Business Analyst-Adv at Finance and Administration within Law Safety Correction Domain. They work part-time. 2026 total compensation came to $97,490.

Ashenafi Dadi

Application Administrator-Int*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,356

Sub-department: Technical Staff
Base pay: $95,016
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,340
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,356
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Feye

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,918
Employee ID: 527651

At Finance and Administration, Ashenafi Dadi serves as a Application Administrator-Int* within Technical Staff. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $97,356.

Shaye Lowe

Business Analyst-Sr/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,344

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $97,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,344
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,112
Employee ID: 137385

Shaye Lowe is a Business Analyst-Sr at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $97,344.

Jon Rowland

IT Supervisor/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,344

Sub-department: Agency Workstation Purchases
Base pay: $97,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,344
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,112
Employee ID: 528141

At Finance and Administration, Jon Rowland serves as a IT Supervisor within Agency Workstation Purchases. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $97,344.

Teresa Lewin

IT Business Administrator-Lead/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,343

Sub-department: Wanman
Base pay: $91,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,639
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,343
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,642
Employee ID: 143881

Teresa Lewin is a IT Business Administrator-Lead at Finance and Administration within Wanman. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $97,343.

Thomas Ragland

Application Administrator-Int*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,332

Sub-department: Technical Staff
Base pay: $97,332
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,332
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Edward

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,111
Employee ID: 552669

Thomas Ragland works as a Application Administrator-Int* for Finance and Administration within Technical Staff. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $97,332 in 2026.

Sonya Brown

Business Analyst-Sr/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,287

Sub-department: Business Solutions Delivery
Base pay: $95,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,235
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,287
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,921
Employee ID: 157892

Sonya Brown holds the role of Business Analyst-Sr at Finance and Administration within Business Solutions Delivery. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,287.

Elizabeth Palma

Accounting Manager/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,260

Sub-department: TRICOR Acctg Staff Billable
Base pay: $97,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,260
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Lynn

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,105
Employee ID: 556690

At Finance and Administration, Elizabeth Palma serves as a Accounting Manager within Tricor Accounting Staff Billable. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $97,260.

Stephanie Truax

Accounting Manager/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,260

Sub-department: AG Accounting Staff Billable
Base pay: $97,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,260
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $8,105
Employee ID: 502232

At Finance and Administration, Stephanie Truax serves as a Accounting Manager within Ag Accounting Staff Billable. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $97,260.

Melissa Karnes

Business Analyst-Sr/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$97,013

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $94,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,333
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,013
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,890
Employee ID: 120597

At Finance and Administration, Melissa Karnes serves as a Business Analyst-Sr within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $97,013.