Tennessee / Mental Health / Psychiatric Social Worker 2
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
15 employees hold this title in Mental Health. Median total compensation for the role is $88,768, above the department median of $52,260.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 15 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 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers — about 2,220 people — is $46,500. Mental Health pays a median base salary of $72,552 for this role, 56% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 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 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers — about 132,810 people — is $60,280. Mental Health’s median base salary is 20% above that national figure, about the 66th 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 $73,110, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $73,110 ranks #3 of 5. See Psychiatric Social Worker across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable Psychiatric Social Worker 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.
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Record list
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Psychiatric Social Worker 2/Mental Health
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At Mental Health, Deanna Boston serves as a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 within Director Social Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $96,451.
Psychiatric Social Worker 2/Mental Health
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At Mental Health, Timothy Hegarty serves as a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 within Director Social Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $96,442.
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Glenn Vann is a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 at Mental Health within Unit E. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $93,459.
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Mary Bufford works as a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 for Mental Health within Director Social Services. Their status is full-time. Mary earned $92,413 in 2026.
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Jennifer Newson is a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 at Mental Health within Director Social Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $91,056.
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Nakita Watts is a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 at Mental Health within Office Chief Pharmacist. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $90,000.
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Sarah Smith holds the role of Psychiatric Social Worker 2 at Mental Health within Office Chief Pharmacist. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $89,709.
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Mindy Hopper works as a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 for Mental Health within Director Social Services. Their status is full-time. Mindy earned $88,768 in 2026.
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Shawn Mahaffey works as a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 for Mental Health within Director Social Services. Their status is full-time. Shawn earned $86,843 in 2026.
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Jessica Lake-Walker works as a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 for Mental Health within Director Social Services. Their status is full-time. Jessica earned $85,869 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Veronica Larson serves as a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 within Unit G Patient Unit. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $85,221.
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Susan West works as a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 for Mental Health within Unit F. Their status is full-time. Susan earned $83,994 in 2026.
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Moesha Banks is a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 at Mental Health within Unit I. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $83,822.
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Brittany Norris is a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 at Mental Health within Director Social Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,985.
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Latiffiny Hill is a Psychiatric Social Worker 2 at Mental Health within Director Social Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,674.