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Tennessee / Human Services / Legal Assistant

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Legal Assistant

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

13 employees hold this title in Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $60,490, above the department median of $50,886.

Employees
13
Total payroll
$785.3K
Role median
$60,490
Agency median
$50,886
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$49,524$73,197+

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How total compensation varies among the 13 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

Legal Assistant is held in 12 Tennessee departments. In Human Services, the median of $60,490 ranks #6 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.

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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
$125,902 · 18
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 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

Employees with this title

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Melanie Foster

Legal Assistant/Human Services

2026 total comp
$60,852
Sub-department
App & Hearings Case Prep Admin
Base pay
$60,852
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,852
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,071
Employee ID
111490

At Human Services, Melanie Foster serves as a Legal Assistant within App & Hearings Case Prep Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,852.

Martina Beshara

Legal Assistant/Human Services

2026 total comp
$60,490
Sub-department
Hearings Admin
Base pay
$59,040
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,450
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,490
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Suzanne Ibrahim

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,920
Employee ID
538369

At Human Services, Martina Beshara serves as a Legal Assistant within Hearings Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $60,490.

Amanda Cummins

Legal Assistant/Human Services

2026 total comp
$60,490
Sub-department
App & Hearings Case Prep Admin
Base pay
$59,040
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,450
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,490
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$4,920
Employee ID
594525

Amanda Cummins works as a Legal Assistant for Human Services within App & Hearings Case Prep Administrative. Their status is full-time. Amanda earned $60,490 in 2026.