Legislative Assistant 1

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

29 employees hold this title in Legislature. Median total compensation for the role is $68,568, below the department median of $74,352.

Employees: 29
Total payroll: $2M
Role median: $68,568
Agency median: $74,352
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$62,496$89,758+

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How total compensation varies among the 29 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Legislative Assistant beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $83,112 ranks #5 of 14. See Legislative Assistant across all of Tennessee →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$180,205 · 10

City and County of San Francisco

$168,705 · 80

$113,963 · 31

$86,520 · 21

$73,374 · 84

$55,163 · 11

$43,711 · 120

$41,883 · 18

Median total compensation for comparable Legislative 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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Nathaniel Thomas

Legislative Assistant 1/Legislature

2026 total comp

$66,036

Sub-department: House Legislative Expense
Base pay: $66,036
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,036
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $5,503
Employee ID: 643921

At Legislature, Nathaniel Thomas serves as a Legislative Assistant 1 within House Legislative Expense. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $66,036.