Tennessee / Mental Health / Telephone Operator 1
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Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
6 employees hold this title in Mental Health. Median total compensation for the role is $37,450, below the department median of $52,260.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Receptionists and Information Clerks — about 11,460 people — is $34,910. Mental Health pays a median base salary of $36,373 for this role, 4% above that figure — about the 57th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Receptionists and Information Clerks 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 Receptionists and Information Clerks — about 910,180 people — is $38,010. Mental Health’s median base salary is 4% below that national figure, about the 40th 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 $37,450, 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 7 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $37,450 ranks #4 of 7. See Telephone Operator across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable Telephone Operator 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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Telephone Operator 1/Mental Health
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Wanda Wallace works as a Telephone Operator 1 for Mental Health within Telephone. Their status is full-time. Wanda earned $41,928 in 2026.
Telephone Operator 1/Mental Health
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Brandi Humphrey is a Telephone Operator 1 at Mental Health within Telephone. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $39,056.
Telephone Operator 1/Mental Health
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At Mental Health, Joanie Oliver serves as a Telephone Operator 1 within Telephone. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $38,334.
Telephone Operator 1/Mental Health
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Eniola Richmond-Mckinney is a Telephone Operator 1 at Mental Health within Telephone. They work part-time. 2026 total compensation came to $36,566.
Telephone Operator 1/Mental Health
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Sabrina Jones works as a Telephone Operator 1 for Mental Health within Telephone. Their status is full-time. Sabrina earned $33,866 in 2026.
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Bethany Mann is a Telephone Operator 1 at Mental Health within Telephone. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $28,188.