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Accountant 3

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

3 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $72,708, above the department median of $70,395.

Employees
3
Total payroll
$220.1K
Role median
$72,708
Agency median
$70,395
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Accountant 3 pay vs. Tennessee

Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Accountants and Auditorsabout 27,340 people is $76,840. Health pays a median base salary of $65,808 for this role, 14% below that figureabout the 31st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Health sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,920
$62,430
$76,840
$94,790
$122,160
Health median · $65,808

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditorsabout 1,449,500 people is $83,680. Health’s median base salary is 21% below that national figure, about the 23rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$56,020
$67,020
$83,680
$109,810
$144,090
Health median · $65,808

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 Health is $67,438, 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 departments

This role across Tennessee

Accountant 3 is held in 11 Tennessee departments. In Health, the median of $72,708 ranks #8 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Mental Health
$79,360 · 8
Tenncare
$77,969 · 5
Revenue
$75,680 · 2
Board of Parole
$75,392 · 1
Correction
$73,308 · 12
Transportation
$71,115 · 3

Median total compensation for the Accountant 3 role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Accountant beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $66,476 ranks #19 of 38. See Accountant across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Connecticut
$171,368 · 6
City of San Jose
$141,841 · 31
Los Angeles County
$130,683 · 595
City of Chicago
$108,576 · 57
District of Columbia
$107,046 · 94
City of Seattle
$107,037 · 54
City of Los Angeles
$104,678 · 160

Median total compensation for comparable Accountant 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.

Same department

Other job titles in Health

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jennifer Wilson

Accountant 3/Health

2026 total comp
$79,465
Sub-department
Investigations
Base pay
$76,080
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,385
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,465
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Rebecca

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,882
Employee ID
404619

At Health, Jennifer Wilson serves as a Accountant 3 within Investigations. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $79,465.

Robert Scott

Accountant 3/Health

2026 total comp
$72,708
Sub-department
Upper Cumberland Region
Base pay
$70,992
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,716
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,708
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Allen

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,916
Employee ID
477122

Robert Scott holds the role of Accountant 3 at Health within Upper Cumberland Region. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,708.

Rashad Faltas

Accountant 3/Health

2026 total comp
$67,896
Sub-department
Mid Cumberland Region
Base pay
$67,896
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,896
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,658
Employee ID
430035

Rashad Faltas holds the role of Accountant 3 at Health within Mid Cumberland Region. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,896.