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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Richard Cook

Business Domain Director/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$191,744

Sub-department: Law Safety Correction Domain
Base pay: $187,968
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,776
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,744
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Seth

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,664
Employee ID: 524039

Richard Cook is a Business Domain Director at Finance and Administration within Law Safety Correction Domain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $191,744.

Jennifer Gourley

Benefits Administrative Program Director 4/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$191,604

Sub-department: Insurance Administration
Base pay: $191,604
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,604
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Leigh

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,967
Employee ID: 702060

Jennifer Gourley works as a Benefits Administrative Program Director 4 for Finance and Administration within Insurance Administration. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $191,604 in 2026.

Anthony Burwell

Agency CIO/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$190,759

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $186,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,483
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $190,759
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,523
Employee ID: 159378

Anthony Burwell works as a Agency CIO for Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. Their status is full-time. Anthony earned $190,759 in 2026.

Andrew Fulton

Business Domain Director/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$189,000

Sub-department: General Government Domain
Base pay: $189,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $189,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,750
Employee ID: 724338

At Finance and Administration, Andrew Fulton serves as a Business Domain Director within General Government Domain. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $189,000.

George Roberts

Enterprise Project Manager-Sr/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$188,821

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $184,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,537
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,821
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Myers

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,357
Employee ID: 497876

George Roberts holds the role of Enterprise Project Manager-Sr at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $188,821.

David Phillips

Enterprise Data Scientist/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$188,716

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $180,816
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,716
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,068
Employee ID: 396385

David Phillips holds the role of Enterprise Data Scientist at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $188,716.

April Romero

Enterprise Project Director - Senior/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$187,746

Sub-department: Project Management
Base pay: $183,444
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,302
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,746
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: J Wright

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,287
Employee ID: 125317

April Romero works as a Enterprise Project Director - Senior for Finance and Administration within Project Management. Their status is full-time. April earned $187,746 in 2026.

Vincent Walker

Sts Director 2/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$186,923

Sub-department: Wanman
Base pay: $182,436
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,487
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,923
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,203
Employee ID: 117639

Vincent Walker holds the role of Sts Director 2 at Finance and Administration within Wanman. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $186,923.

Christopher Dowell

Sts Director 2/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$186,556

Sub-department: Enterprise Development Solutns
Base pay: $182,436
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,556
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,203
Employee ID: 496976

Christopher Dowell works as a Sts Director 2 for Finance and Administration within Enterprise Development Solutns. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $186,556 in 2026.

David Tall

Agency CIO/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$186,455

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $182,076
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,379
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,455
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,173
Employee ID: 474589

At Finance and Administration, David Tall serves as a Agency CIO within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $186,455.

Melissa Tucker

Ba Clinical Director/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$185,685

Sub-department: State Insurance Group
Base pay: $181,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,377
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,685
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,109
Employee ID: 656236

Melissa Tucker is a Ba Clinical Director at Finance and Administration within State Insurance Group. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $185,685.

Jonathan Goode

Department Controller/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$184,933

Sub-department: LWFD Accounting Staff Billable
Base pay: $180,492
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,441
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,933
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Glen

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $15,041
Employee ID: 525186

Jonathan Goode holds the role of Department Controller at Finance and Administration within Lwfd Accounting Staff Billable. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $184,933.