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Clerk 2

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

7 employees hold this title in Mental Health. Median total compensation for the role is $37,909, below the department median of $52,260.

Employees
7
Total payroll
$261K
Role median
$37,909
Agency median
$52,260
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Clerk 2 pay vs. Tennessee

Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Office Clerks, Generalabout 49,880 people is $38,860. Mental Health pays a median base salary of $39,792 for this role, 2% above that figureabout the 53rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Mental Health sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$26,780
$32,130
$38,860
$47,750
$58,570
Mental Health median · $39,792

The bar is the range of annual wages for Office Clerks, General across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Mental Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Office Clerks, Generalabout 2,464,940 people is $45,010. Mental Health’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 35th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$30,310
$36,350
$45,010
$54,300
$64,680
Mental Health median · $39,792

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 Mental Health is $40,092, 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

This role across Tennessee

Clerk 2 is held in 9 Tennessee departments. In Mental Health, the median of $37,909 ranks #4 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Military
$43,402 · 2
Human Services
$40,231 · 1
Transportation
$38,628 · 1
Correction
$37,350 · 6
Safety
$34,584 · 1

Median total compensation for the Clerk 2 role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Clerk beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $36,986 ranks #13 of 21. See Clerk across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Massachusetts
$61,066 · 470
Georgia
$56,215 · 6
Maine
$55,346 · 109
Miami-Dade County
$54,656 · 224
Florida
$40,000 · 52

Median total compensation for comparable Clerk roles 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.

Same department

Other job titles in Mental Health

Record list

Employees with this title

Page 1

Lisa Tanner

Clerk 2/Mental Health

2026 total comp
$42,606
Sub-department
Acute Treatment Unit 3
Base pay
$40,452
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,154
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$42,606
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
H

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$3,371
Employee ID
569426

Lisa Tanner holds the role of Clerk 2 at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $42,606.

Valerie Hughes

Clerk 2/Mental Health

2026 total comp
$41,324
Sub-department
Acute Treatment Unit 2
Base pay
$39,792
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,532
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,324
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$3,316
Employee ID
119256

Valerie Hughes is a Clerk 2 at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $41,324.

James Lockhart

Clerk 2/Mental Health

2026 total comp
$40,092
Sub-department
Acute Treatment Unit 4
Base pay
$40,092
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,092
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$3,341
Employee ID
119639

At Mental Health, James Lockhart serves as a Clerk 2 within Acute Treatment Unit 4. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $40,092.

Rhonda Gueye

Clerk 2/Mental Health

2026 total comp
$37,909
Sub-department
Acute Treatment Unit 1
Base pay
$36,180
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,729
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,909
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Carol

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$3,015
Employee ID
518716

At Mental Health, Rhonda Gueye serves as a Clerk 2 within Acute Treatment Unit 1. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $37,909.

Delois Jones

Clerk 2/Mental Health

2026 total comp
$37,644
Sub-department
Acute Treatment Unit 4
Base pay
$37,644
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,644
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$3,137
Employee ID
115332

Delois Jones holds the role of Clerk 2 at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 4. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $37,644.

Tonya Miller

Clerk 2/Mental Health

2026 total comp
$32,244
Sub-department
Sub-Acute Treatment Unit 6
Base pay
$32,244
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$32,244
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$2,687
Employee ID
696192

Tonya Miller holds the role of Clerk 2 at Mental Health within Sub-Acute Treatment Unit 6. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $32,244.

Kim Pankau

Clerk 2/Mental Health

2026 total comp
$29,196
Sub-department
Acute Treatment Unit 5
Base pay
$29,196
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,196
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$2,433
Employee ID
658666

At Mental Health, Kim Pankau serves as a Clerk 2 within Acute Treatment Unit 5. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,196.