Tennessee / Mental Health / HR Generalist 1
Job-title file
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 $58,334, above the department median of $52,260.
What the records show
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.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 21,460 people — is $67,370. Mental Health pays a median base salary of $61,327 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 39th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Human Resources Specialists 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 Human Resources Specialists — about 912,430 people — is $75,940. Mental Health’s median base salary is 19% below that national figure, about the 29th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 $62,765, 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
HR Generalist 1 is held in 17 Tennessee departments. In Mental Health, the median of $58,334 ranks #7 of 17.
Median total compensation for the HR Generalist 1 role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $63,248 ranks #2 of 6. See HR Generalist across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable HR Generalist 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
Record list
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HR Generalist 1/Mental Health
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Lamia Hamer holds the role of HR Generalist 1 at Mental Health within Director Personnel. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,788.
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At Mental Health, Mark Baker serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Director Personnel. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,060.
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Craig Smith works as a HR Generalist 1 for Mental Health within Director of Human Resources. Their status is full-time. Craig earned $62,882 in 2026.
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Misty Scheurman is a HR Generalist 1 at Mental Health within Director Human Resources. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $62,864.
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Tiffany Wilhite is a HR Generalist 1 at Mental Health within Director Personnel. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $62,765.
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George Awad holds the role of HR Generalist 1 at Mental Health within Director Personnel. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,688.
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Shelby Moore is a HR Generalist 1 at Mental Health within Human Resources Director and Staff. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $58,553.
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At Mental Health, Matisir Phillips serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Director of Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,116.
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Summer Ross works as a HR Generalist 1 for Mental Health within Director Personnel. Their status is full-time. Summer earned $57,375 in 2026.
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Brandon Thurman is a HR Generalist 1 at Mental Health within Director Personnel. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $56,100.
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Luz Russell is a HR Generalist 1 at Mental Health within Director Personnel. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $54,000.
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At Mental Health, Natalie Orsborn serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Director Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,008.
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At Mental Health, Arrian Horowitz serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Director Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,008.
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At Mental Health, Anthony Sims serves as a HR Generalist 1 within Director Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,008.