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Tennessee / Mental Health / Food Service Worker

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Food Service Worker

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

14 employees hold this title in Mental Health. Median total compensation for the role is $30,768, below the department median of $52,260.

Employees
14
Total payroll
$410.9K
Role median
$30,768
Agency median
$52,260
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$23,268$34,081+

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How total compensation varies among the 14 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

Food Service Worker is held in 4 Tennessee departments. In Mental Health, the median of $30,768 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

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Food Service Worker beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $30,432 ranks #3 of 14. See Food Service Worker across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Texas
$34,677 · 616
Minnesota
$21,846 · 361
Maine
$19,406 · 29
California
$19,305 · 143
Missouri
$14,777 · 618
Utah
$12,491 · 229

Median total compensation for comparable Food Service Workerroles 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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Margaret Cheairs

Food Service Worker/Mental Health

2026 total comp
$31,584
Sub-department
Food Production
Base pay
$31,584
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,584
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Jean

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$2,632
Employee ID
511486

Margaret Cheairs holds the role of Food Service Worker at Mental Health within Food Production. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $31,584.