Tennessee / Health / Assistant Commissioner 1
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
5 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $207,194, above the department median of $70,395.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Chief Executives — about 4,700 people — is $198,830. Health pays a median base salary of $202,128 for this role, 2% above that figure — about the 51st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Chief Executives 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 Chief Executives — about 204,350 people — is $213,990. Health’s median base salary is 6% below that national figure, about the 46th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 $208,179, 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
Assistant Commissioner 1 is held in 10 Tennessee departments. In Health, the median of $207,194 ranks #4 of 10.
Median total compensation for the Assistant Commissioner 1 role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $206,157 ranks #1 of 7. See Assistant Commissioner across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable Assistant Commissionerroles 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
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Assistant Commissioner 1/Health
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Valerie Oliver works as a Assistant Commissioner 1 for Health within Division of Administrative Services. Their status is full-time. Valerie earned $228,900 in 2026.
Assistant Commissioner 1/Health
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At Health, Wendy Barrickman serves as a Assistant Commissioner 1 within Office of Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $216,265.
Assistant Commissioner 1/Health
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At Health, Phillip Wilson serves as a Assistant Commissioner 1 within Office of Internal Audit. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $207,194.
Assistant Commissioner 1/Health
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Brittany Cox holds the role of Assistant Commissioner 1 at Health within Community and Medical Services. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $204,344.
Assistant Commissioner 1/Health
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At Health, Shalini Parekh serves as a Assistant Commissioner 1 within Office of Policy Plan & Assess. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $203,229.