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
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+

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

Highest-paid first / page 28

Nigusea Dessie

Systems Administrator-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$90,000

Sub-department: Bus and Community Dev Domain
Base pay: $90,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,500
Employee ID: 666323

Nigusea Dessie works as a Systems Administrator-Adv for Finance and Administration within Bus and Community Development Domain. Their status is full-time. Nigusea earned $90,000 in 2026.

Elizabeth Grace

Project Manager-Int/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$90,000

Sub-department: Edison Administration
Base pay: $90,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,500
Employee ID: 543613

At Finance and Administration, Elizabeth Grace serves as a Project Manager-Int within Edison Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $90,000.

Jeffrey Hyche

Systems Administrator-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$90,000

Sub-department: Data Center Operations
Base pay: $90,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Wayne

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,500
Employee ID: 663296

At Finance and Administration, Jeffrey Hyche serves as a Systems Administrator-Adv within Data Center Operations. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $90,000.

Joseph Lamb

Systems Administrator-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$90,000

Sub-department: Law Safety Correction Domain
Base pay: $90,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Patrick

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,500
Employee ID: 666750

Joseph Lamb works as a Systems Administrator-Adv for Finance and Administration within Law Safety Correction Domain. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $90,000 in 2026.

Denitrea Williams

IT Supervisor/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,952

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $89,952
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,496
Employee ID: 126132

Denitrea Williams is a IT Supervisor at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,952.

Lakeisha Davis

Accounting Manager/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,940

Sub-department: TDOR Accounting Staff Billable
Base pay: $89,940
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,940
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Ann

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,495
Employee ID: 505510

Lakeisha Davis works as a Accounting Manager for Finance and Administration within Tdor Accounting Staff Billable. Their status is full-time. Lakeisha earned $89,940 in 2026.

James Spraggins

Database Administrator-Int*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,915

Sub-department: Technical Staff
Base pay: $87,756
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,159
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,915
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Cody

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,313
Employee ID: 497396

James Spraggins works as a Database Administrator-Int* for Finance and Administration within Technical Staff. Their status is full-time. James earned $89,915 in 2026.

Christian Smith

Network Dc Ops Admin-Int/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,818

Sub-department: WANMAN
Base pay: $87,660
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,158
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,818
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,305
Employee ID: 547202

At Finance and Administration, Christian Smith serves as a Network Dc Ops Admin-Int within Wanman. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,818.

Elizabeth Wielgosz

Network Dc Ops Admin-Int/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,808

Sub-department: WANMAN
Base pay: $89,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,808
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,484
Employee ID: 591892

Elizabeth Wielgosz holds the role of Network Dc Ops Admin-Int at Finance and Administration within Wanman. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,808.

Gene Steele

Business Technician Support-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,806

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $87,648
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,158
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,806
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,304
Employee ID: 105583

Gene Steele is a Business Technician Support-Adv at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,806.

Kevin Romans

Database Administrator-Int*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,664

Sub-department: Enterprise Serv DRM
Base pay: $89,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,664
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,472
Employee ID: 487887

Kevin Romans works as a Database Administrator-Int* for Finance and Administration within Enterprise Service Drm. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $89,664 in 2026.

Natalie Bannon

Benefits Administrative Community Officer/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,652

Sub-department: Insurance Administration
Base pay: $89,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,652
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,471
Employee ID: 471924

Natalie Bannon holds the role of Benefits Administrative Community Officer at Finance and Administration within Insurance Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,652.

Travis Pulley

Ins Benefits Data Analyst-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,652

Sub-department: State Insurance Group
Base pay: $89,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,652
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,471
Employee ID: 493674

At Finance and Administration, Travis Pulley serves as a Ins Benefits Data Analyst-Adv within State Insurance Group. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,652.

Andrew Anderson

Uc Collaborations Spec-Int/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,603

Sub-department: EPM Video
Base pay: $87,492
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,111
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,603
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,291
Employee ID: 645870

At Finance and Administration, Andrew Anderson serves as a Uc Collaborations Spec-Int within Epm Video. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,603.

Randi Cortazar

Business Analyst-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,601

Sub-department: Law Safety Correction Domain
Base pay: $87,444
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,157
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,601
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,287
Employee ID: 399102

At Finance and Administration, Randi Cortazar serves as a Business Analyst-Adv within Law Safety Correction Domain. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,601.

Shawn Bilbrey

Communications Specialist-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,595

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $84,288
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,307
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,595
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,024
Employee ID: 112248

Shawn Bilbrey holds the role of Communications Specialist-Adv at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,595.

Tarrus Carter

Application Administrator-Int*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,401

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $87,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,101
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,401
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,275
Employee ID: 530272

Tarrus Carter is a Application Administrator-Int* at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $89,401.

Susan French

Fa Grants Administrator 2/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$89,184

Sub-department: Victims Services Support
Base pay: $89,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,184
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Lynn

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,432
Employee ID: 410385

Susan French holds the role of Fa Grants Administrator 2 at Finance and Administration within Victims Services Support. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,184.

Sourav Dhar

Software Developer-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$88,992

Sub-department: Enterprise Development Solutns
Base pay: $88,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,992
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,416
Employee ID: 637254

Sourav Dhar works as a Software Developer-Adv for Finance and Administration within Enterprise Development Solutns. Their status is full-time. Sourav earned $88,992 in 2026.

Brandy Eaton

Fa Grants Administrator 2/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$88,853

Sub-department: OCJP Administration
Base pay: $86,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,045
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,853
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,234
Employee ID: 417783

Brandy Eaton is a Fa Grants Administrator 2 at Finance and Administration within Ocjp Administration. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $88,853.

G Jeff Johns

Software Developer-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$88,816

Sub-department: Law Safety Correction Domain
Base pay: $88,816
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,816
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay basis: Hourly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $43
Employee ID: 138252

G Jeff Johns is a Software Developer-Adv at Finance and Administration within Law Safety Correction Domain. They work part-time. 2026 total compensation came to $88,816.

Kevan O'Connor

Uc Collaborations Spec-Int/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$88,620

Sub-department: EPM Video
Base pay: $88,620
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,620
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,385
Employee ID: 701663

Kevan O'Connor is a Uc Collaborations Spec-Int at Finance and Administration within Epm Video. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $88,620.

Ginger Curtis

Application Administrator-Asc*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$88,307

Sub-department: Resource and Regulation Domain
Base pay: $86,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,123
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,307
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,182
Employee ID: 429651

Ginger Curtis works as a Application Administrator-Asc* for Finance and Administration within Resource and Regulation Domain. Their status is full-time. Ginger earned $88,307 in 2026.

Matthew Coble

Application Administrator-Int*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$88,284

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $88,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,284
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Spencer

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,357
Employee ID: 493018

Matthew Coble is a Application Administrator-Int* at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $88,284.

Tonya Albert

Enter IT Bus Prg Sup - Lead/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$88,128

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $88,128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,128
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Sue

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,344
Employee ID: 432150

At Finance and Administration, Tonya Albert serves as a Enter IT Bus Prg Sup - Lead within Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $88,128.

Christopher Sutherland

Application Administrator-Int*/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$88,109

Sub-department: Resource and Regulation Domain
Base pay: $85,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,117
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,109
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,166
Employee ID: 592213

Christopher Sutherland works as a Application Administrator-Int* for Finance and Administration within Resource and Regulation Domain. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $88,109 in 2026.

Daniel Dial

Business Analyst-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$88,056

Sub-department: Business Process Automation
Base pay: $88,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,056
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Chase

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,338
Employee ID: 523312

Daniel Dial holds the role of Business Analyst-Adv at Finance and Administration within Business Process Automation. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $88,056.

Laila Jones

Software Developer-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,756

Sub-department: Enterprise Development Solutns
Base pay: $87,756
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,756
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,313
Employee ID: 631962

Laila Jones holds the role of Software Developer-Adv at Finance and Administration within Enterprise Development Solutns. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $87,756.

Isaiah Booher

Business Intelligence Spec-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,680

Sub-department: Technical Staff
Base pay: $85,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,688
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,680
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,166
Employee ID: 653194

Isaiah Booher holds the role of Business Intelligence Spec-Adv at Finance and Administration within Technical Staff. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $87,680.

Paula Daugherty

Business Technician Support-Lead/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,495

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $85,392
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,103
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,495
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,116
Employee ID: 144401

Paula Daugherty is a Business Technician Support-Lead at Finance and Administration within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $87,495.

Cody Hart

IT Supervisor/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,420

Sub-department: Customer Care
Base pay: $87,420
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,420
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,285
Employee ID: 544366

At Finance and Administration, Cody Hart serves as a IT Supervisor within Customer Care. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $87,420.

Randy Ross

Accountant 3/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,397

Sub-department: Statewide Accounting
Base pay: $87,397
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,397
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,283
Employee ID: 113404

Randy Ross works as a Accountant 3 for Finance and Administration within Statewide Accounting. Their status is full-time. Randy earned $87,397 in 2026.

Tammy Worley

Accountant 3/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,345

Sub-department: Statewide Accounting
Base pay: $85,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,052
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,108
Employee ID: 159226

Tammy Worley holds the role of Accountant 3 at Finance and Administration within Statewide Accounting. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $87,345.

Nicholas Scheldt

Business Analyst-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,312

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $87,312
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,312
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Peter

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,276
Employee ID: 534631

At Finance and Administration, Nicholas Scheldt serves as a Business Analyst-Adv within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $87,312.

Sandra Klukas

Insurance Benefits Specialist/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,216

Sub-department: Insurance Administration
Base pay: $87,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,216
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,268
Employee ID: 135592

Sandra Klukas holds the role of Insurance Benefits Specialist at Finance and Administration within Insurance Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $87,216.

Melissa Jones

Ent IT Bus Prg Sup - Associate/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,163

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $82,116
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,047
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,163
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,843
Employee ID: 125797

Melissa Jones works as a Ent IT Bus Prg Sup - Associate for Finance and Administration within Administration. Their status is full-time. Melissa earned $87,163 in 2026.

Kristina Giard-Bradford

Benefits Administrative Community Officer/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,119

Sub-department: Healthier TN
Base pay: $85,020
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,099
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,119
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Elise

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,085
Employee ID: 432582

Kristina Giard-Bradford holds the role of Benefits Administrative Community Officer at Finance and Administration within Healthier TN. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $87,119.

Valerie Steakley

Fa Grants Administrator 2/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,086

Sub-department: Victims Services Support
Base pay: $83,592
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,494
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,086
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Schwetschenau

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,966
Employee ID: 457761

Valerie Steakley works as a Fa Grants Administrator 2 for Finance and Administration within Victims Services Support. Their status is full-time. Valerie earned $87,086 in 2026.

Parvathy Chidambaram

Business Intelligence Spec-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,036

Sub-department: Resource and Regulation Domain
Base pay: $87,036
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,036
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,253
Employee ID: 710638

Parvathy Chidambaram works as a Business Intelligence Spec-Adv for Finance and Administration within Resource and Regulation Domain. Their status is full-time. Parvathy earned $87,036 in 2026.

Deborah Keathley

Communications Specialist-Adv/Finance and Administration

2026 total comp

$87,027

Sub-department: HealthandSocialServicesDomain
Base pay: $81,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,043
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,027
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,832
Employee ID: 114051

At Finance and Administration, Deborah Keathley serves as a Communications Specialist-Adv within Healthandsocialservicesdomain. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $87,027.