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Accountant 3

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

2 employees hold this title in Revenue. Median total compensation for the role is $75,680, above the department median of $63,492.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$151.4K
Role median
$75,680
Agency median
$63,492
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Accountant 3 pay vs. Tennessee

Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Accountants and Auditorsabout 27,340 people is $76,840. Revenue pays a median base salary of $68,298 for this role, 11% below that figureabout the 35th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Revenue sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,920
$62,430
$76,840
$94,790
$122,160
Revenue median · $68,298

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

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditorsabout 1,449,500 people is $83,680. Revenue’s median base salary is 18% below that national figure, about the 27th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$56,020
$67,020
$83,680
$109,810
$144,090
Revenue median · $68,298

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 Revenue is $69,979, 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

Accountant 3 is held in 11 Tennessee departments. In Revenue, the median of $75,680 ranks #5 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Mental Health
$79,360 · 8
Tenncare
$77,969 · 5
Board of Parole
$75,392 · 1
Correction
$73,308 · 12
Health
$72,708 · 3
Transportation
$71,115 · 3

Median total compensation for the Accountant 3 role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Accountant beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $66,476 ranks #19 of 38. See Accountant across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Connecticut
$171,368 · 6
City of San Jose
$141,841 · 31
Los Angeles County
$130,683 · 595
City of Chicago
$108,576 · 57
District of Columbia
$107,046 · 94
City of Seattle
$107,037 · 54
City of Los Angeles
$104,678 · 160

Median total compensation for comparable Accountant 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Danielle Price

Accountant 3/Revenue

2026 total comp
$75,683
Sub-department
Financial Control - Fiscal
Base pay
$73,860
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,823
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,683
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
K

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$6,155
Employee ID
478272

At Revenue, Danielle Price serves as a Accountant 3 within Financial Control - Fiscal. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,683.

Jessica Williams

Accountant 3/Revenue

2026 total comp
$75,678
Sub-department
Financial Control - Fiscal
Base pay
$73,860
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,818
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,678
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$6,155
Employee ID
407614

Jessica Williams is a Accountant 3 at Revenue within Financial Control - Fiscal. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $75,678.

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