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Associate Counsel

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

10 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $103,440, above the department median of $70,395.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$103,440
Agency median
$70,395
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$103,440$118,096+

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How total compensation varies among the 10 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Tennessee

Associate Counsel is held in 24 Tennessee departments. In Health, the median of $103,440 ranks #24 of 24.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Wildlife Resources
$136,893 · 2
Agriculture
$133,545 · 1
Safety
$132,958 · 14
Children's Services
$132,778 · 80
Human Services
$130,004 · 22
Transportation
$129,263 · 4
Tenncare
$128,628 · 45

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

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Associate Counsel beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $128,628 ranks #1 of 3. See Associate Counsel across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Median total compensation for comparable Associate Counselroles 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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Elyse Von Nida Buck

Associate Counsel/Health

2026 total comp
$118,740
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$118,740
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,740
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Mae Tuggle

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$9,895
Employee ID
576260

Elyse Von Nida Buck is a Associate Counsel at Health within Boards Attorneys. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $118,740.