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Legal Assistant

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

12 employees hold this title in Health. Median total compensation for the role is $53,919, below the department median of $70,395.

Employees
12
Total payroll
$681.5K
Role median
$53,919
Agency median
$70,395
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$48,684$68,431+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 12 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Legal Assistant pay vs. Tennessee

Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistantsabout 6,080 people is $58,820. Health pays a median base salary of $53,562 for this role, 9% below that figureabout the 39th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Health sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$43,570
$47,270
$58,820
$67,470
$83,100
Health median · $53,562

The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants 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 Paralegals and Legal Assistantsabout 392,880 people is $62,890. Health’s median base salary is 15% below that national figure, about the 31st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$44,740
$50,340
$62,890
$80,080
$101,500
Health median · $53,562

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 $53,919, 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

Legal Assistant is held in 12 Tennessee departments. In Health, the median of $53,919 ranks #12 of 12.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Compare jurisdictions

Legal Assistant beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $60,348 ranks #10 of 19. See Legal Assistant across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Georgia
$128,283 · 63
City of Los Angeles
$125,840 · 19
City of Miami
$87,537 · 7
City of Seattle
$81,494 · 16
Texas
$67,448 · 569
California
$66,924 · 61

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Assistant 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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Rachael Foutch

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$68,810
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$67,152
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,658
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,810
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Angela

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,596
Employee ID
505276

Rachael Foutch holds the role of Legal Assistant at Health within Boards Attorneys. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,810.

Tammy Glasgow

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$67,088
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$65,472
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,616
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,088
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Jolene

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,456
Employee ID
545754

Tammy Glasgow works as a Legal Assistant for Health within Boards Attorneys. Their status is full-time. Tammy earned $67,088 in 2026.

Toni Holland

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$66,313
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$64,716
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,597
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,313
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Ransom

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,393
Employee ID
148436

Toni Holland holds the role of Legal Assistant at Health within Boards Attorneys. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $66,313.

Candace Wainscott

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$62,966
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$61,452
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,514
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,966
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,121
Employee ID
125009

At Health, Candace Wainscott serves as a Legal Assistant within Boards Attorneys. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $62,966.

Christy Autry

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$58,464
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$58,464
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,464
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Clements

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,872
Employee ID
398181

At Health, Christy Autry serves as a Legal Assistant within Boards Attorneys. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,464.

Kimberly Cates

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$54,216
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$54,216
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,216
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Michelle

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,518
Employee ID
439520

Kimberly Cates holds the role of Legal Assistant at Health within Boards Attorneys. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $54,216.

John Dollar

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$53,622
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$52,332
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,290
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,622
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Kevin

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,361
Employee ID
625084

At Health, John Dollar serves as a Legal Assistant within Boards Attorneys. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,622.

Amber Johnson

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$52,908
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$52,908
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,908
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Danielle

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,409
Employee ID
583811

Amber Johnson works as a Legal Assistant for Health within Boards Attorneys. Their status is full-time. Amber earned $52,908 in 2026.

Amy Swinea

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$51,053
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$49,848
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,205
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,053
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Claire

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,154
Employee ID
643181

Amy Swinea works as a Legal Assistant for Health within Boards Attorneys. Their status is full-time. Amy earned $51,053 in 2026.

Lauren Eugster

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$48,684
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$48,684
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,684
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Elizabeth

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,057
Employee ID
657687

Lauren Eugster works as a Legal Assistant for Health within Boards Attorneys. Their status is full-time. Lauren earned $48,684 in 2026.

Nathaniel Fleischer

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$48,684
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$48,684
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,684
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,057
Employee ID
704481

Nathaniel Fleischer is a Legal Assistant at Health within Boards Attorneys. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $48,684.

Adriana Vargas Vega

Legal Assistant/Health

2026 total comp
$48,684
Sub-department
Boards Attorneys
Base pay
$48,684
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,684
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,057
Employee ID
713580

Adriana Vargas Vega is a Legal Assistant at Health within Boards Attorneys. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $48,684.