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Administrative Assistant 1

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

5 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $50,623, below the department median of $70,395.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$246.2K
Role median
$50,623
Agency median
$70,395
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Administrative Assistant 1 pay vs. Tennessee

Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 34,580 people — is $45,810. Health pays a median base salary of $49,044 for this role, 7% above that figureabout the 60th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Health sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$29,660
$37,040
$45,810
$54,000
$63,130
Health median · $49,044

The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 1,706,790 people — is $47,540. Health’s median base salary is 3% above that national figure, about the 54th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$33,280
$38,830
$47,540
$58,000
$66,350
Health median · $49,044

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 $49,653, 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

Administrative Assistant 1 is held in 16 Tennessee departments. In Health, the median of $50,623 ranks #10 of 16.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Mental Health
$61,722 · 1
Transportation
$58,812 · 1
Tbi
$57,170 · 11
Board of Parole
$57,068 · 1
Human Services
$55,704 · 27
Correction
$54,810 · 16
Tenncare
$53,961 · 5
Safety
$49,668 · 7
Education
$48,372 · 1

Median total compensation for the Administrative Assistant 1 role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Administrative Assistant beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $53,866 ranks #5 of 7. See Administrative Assistant across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Illinois
$65,600 · 365
City of Buffalo
$55,839 · 15
Georgia
$41,276 · 1,516
Cook County, Illinois
$13,947 · 573

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Assistantroles 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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Jennifer Boyer

Administrative Assistant 1/Health

2026 total comp
$52,967
Sub-department
Local Health Services
Base pay
$51,720
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,247
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,967
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,310
Employee ID
101383

Jennifer Boyer is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Health within Local Health Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,967.

Candida Hodges

Administrative Assistant 1/Health

2026 total comp
$52,260
Sub-department
East Region
Base pay
$52,260
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,260
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Michelle

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,355
Employee ID
113339

Candida Hodges works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Health within East Region. Their status is full-time. Candida earned $52,260 in 2026.

Sonya Redd

Administrative Assistant 1/Health

2026 total comp
$50,623
Sub-department
Southcentral Region
Base pay
$49,404
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,219
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,623
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Lycetia

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,117
Employee ID
598327

Sonya Redd works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Health within Southcentral Region. Their status is full-time. Sonya earned $50,623 in 2026.

Audra Hutchison

Administrative Assistant 1/Health

2026 total comp
$46,164
Sub-department
Mid Cumberland Region
Base pay
$46,164
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$46,164
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Shea

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$3,847
Employee ID
667749

At Health, Audra Hutchison serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Mid Cumberland Region. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $46,164.

Keychelle Evans

Administrative Assistant 1/Health

2026 total comp
$44,220
Sub-department
Southeast Region
Base pay
$44,220
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$44,220
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Renee

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$3,685
Employee ID
722016

Keychelle Evans works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Health within Southeast Region. Their status is full-time. Keychelle earned $44,220 in 2026.