Tennessee / Labor & Workforce Development / Associate Counsel

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Associate Counsel

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

17 employees hold this title in Labor & Workforce Development. Median total compensation for the role is $134,616, above the department median of $60,442.

Employees: 17
Total payroll: $2.2M
Role median: $134,616
Agency median: $60,442
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$105,061$147,454+

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How total compensation varies among the 17 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

Associate Counsel is held in 24 Tennessee departments. In Labor & Workforce Development, the median of $134,616 ranks #4 of 24.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Financial Institutions

$148,380 · 5

Economic and Community Development

$147,483 · 1

$136,893 · 2

$133,545 · 1

$132,958 · 14

$132,778 · 80

Department of Disability and Aging

$132,360 · 5

Human Services

$130,004 · 22

Transportation

$129,263 · 4

Tenncare

$128,628 · 45

Commerce and Insurance

$128,568 · 30

Human Resources

$128,484 · 3

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

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Associate Counsel beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $128,628 ranks #1 of 3. See Associate Counsel across all of Tennessee →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Missouri

$55,808 · 33

New York Public Authorities

$0 · 81

Median total compensation for comparable Associate Counselroles 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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James Hicks

Associate Counsel/Labor & Workforce Development

2026 total comp

$126,251

Sub-department: Benefit Review
Base pay: $123,204
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,047
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,251
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $10,267
Employee ID: 454982

James Hicks holds the role of Associate Counsel at Labor & Workforce Development within Benefit Review. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,251.

April Bowden

Associate Counsel/Labor & Workforce Development

2026 total comp

$124,680

Sub-department: Alloc-Employee Misclass
Base pay: $124,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,680
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Nix

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $10,390
Employee ID: 158579

April Bowden holds the role of Associate Counsel at Labor & Workforce Development within Alloc-Employee Misclass. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $124,680.