Tennessee / Human Services / Administrative Assistant 1
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
27 employees hold this title in Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $55,704, above the department median of $50,886.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 27 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
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. Human Services pays a median base salary of $56,796 for this role, 24% above that figure — about the 80th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Human Services’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. Human Services’s median base salary is 19% above that national figure, about the 72nd 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 Human Services is $56,796, 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
Administrative Assistant 1 is held in 16 Tennessee departments. In Human Services, the median of $55,704 ranks #5 of 16.
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
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 →
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
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Administrative Assistant 1/Human Services
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Sonja Hughes is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Dds Staff. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,162.
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Becky Newport holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Morristown Service Center. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,859.
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At Human Services, Jenny Hill serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Dds Staff. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,704.
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Kimberly Scott holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Dds Staff. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,363.
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At Human Services, Linda Harville serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Field Operations_Family Assist. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,363.
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Patsy Taylor is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Field Operations_Family Assist. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $60,835.
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Teresa Griffin holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Dds Staff. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $60,828.
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At Human Services, Robert Thompson serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Dds Staff. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,447.
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At Human Services, Belinda Hodge serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Field Operations_Family Assist. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,226.
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Melissa Winn is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Dds Staff. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $59,832.
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At Human Services, Jenepher Moody serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Field Operations_Family Assist. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $59,666.
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Lenitta Gonzales works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Human Services within Dds Staff. Their status is full-time. Lenitta earned $58,404 in 2026.
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April Cline works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Human Services within Field Staff Management and Support. Their status is full-time. April earned $56,377 in 2026.
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Jonathan Hudson works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Human Services within Field Operations_Family Assist. Their status is full-time. Jonathan earned $55,704 in 2026.
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Juanita Jackson is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Dds Staff. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $54,540.
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Suzanne Carter holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Dds Staff. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,998.
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Amy Houser is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Field Operations_Family Assist. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,986.
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Ryan Gray works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Human Services within Child Care Certificate. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $53,652 in 2026.
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Ann Davis holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Dds Staff. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,088.
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At Human Services, Ashley Prince serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Vocational Rehabilitation Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,944.
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Carolyn Owens holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Dds Staff. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,692.
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Myra Whittaker is a Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Child Support Field Operations. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $49,692.
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At Human Services, Tara Wilson serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Child Support Field Operations. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,692.
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Fashara Marshall holds the role of Administrative Assistant 1 at Human Services within Child Care Program Eval Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $48,396.
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Rikki Harvey works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Human Services within Field Operations_Family Assist. Their status is full-time. Rikki earned $47,739 in 2026.
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At Human Services, Ellen Haynes serves as a Administrative Assistant 1 within Dds Staff. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $46,860.
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Rachel Sloan works as a Administrative Assistant 1 for Human Services within Child Care Program Eval Management. Their status is full-time. Rachel earned $43,572 in 2026.