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Communications Director

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

1 employees hold this title in Human Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $120,126, above the department median of $74,811.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$120.1K
Role median
$120,126
Agency median
$74,811
Comparison
Above

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This role across Tennessee

Communications Director is held in 13 Tennessee departments. In Human Resources, the median of $120,126 ranks #13 of 13.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Safety
$186,000 · 1
Children's Services
$171,071 · 1
Mental Health
$169,253 · 1
Correction
$168,625 · 1
Human Services
$167,406 · 1
Tourist Development
$165,812 · 1
Tenncare
$157,876 · 1
Revenue
$157,585 · 1
Education
$120,227 · 1

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

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Communications Director beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $162,253 ranks #1 of 7. See Communications Director across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Florida
$120,606 · 8
Georgia
$115,777 · 10
District of Columbia
$110,000 · 13
Maine
$109,644 · 8
Missouri
$51,706 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Communications Directorroles 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.

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Employees with this title

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Shelby Guffey

Communications Director/Human Resources

2026 total comp
$120,126
Sub-department
Strategic Comm Division
Base pay
$118,296
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,830
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$120,126
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Rebekah

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$9,858
Employee ID
551659

At Human Resources, Shelby Guffey serves as a Communications Director within Strategic Community Division. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $120,126.