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

Environment and Conservation

$75,749 · 1

TN Public Utility Commission

$65,408 · 1

Labor & Workforce Development

$65,348 · 5

Mental Health

$64,812 · 5

Safety

$61,510 · 2

Children's Services

$60,312 · 11

Commerce and Insurance

$59,963 · 4

Tenncare

$58,445 · 96

Board of Parole

$56,964 · 1

Department of Disability and Aging

$54,958 · 2

Health

$53,919 · 12

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

City and County of San Francisco

$165,860 · 132

$128,283 · 63

$125,902 · 18

$87,537 · 7

$81,494 · 16

$67,448 · 569

$66,924 · 61

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$65,621 · 35

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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Shawn Garrett

Legal Assistant/Human Services

2026 total comp

$64,152

Sub-department: Asst Comm General Counsel-HRPD
Base pay: $64,152
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,152
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,346
Employee ID: 130648

Shawn Garrett holds the role of Legal Assistant at Human Services within Assistant Community General Counsel-Hrpd. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,152.