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Auditor 3

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

12 employees hold this title in Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $65,203, below the department median of $75,048.

Employees
12
Total payroll
$810.2K
Role median
$65,203
Agency median
$75,048
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$60,000$81,906+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 12 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

Auditor 3 pay vs. Tennessee

Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Accountants and Auditorsabout 27,340 people is $76,840. Safety pays a median base salary of $67,680 for this role, 12% below that figureabout the 34th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Safety sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,920
$62,430
$76,840
$94,790
$122,160
Safety median · $67,680

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 Safety’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. Safety’s median base salary is 19% below that national figure, about the 26th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

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

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 Safety is $69,306, 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

Auditor 3 is held in 19 Tennessee departments. In Safety, the median of $65,203 ranks #16 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Tbi
$89,159 · 1
General Services
$82,094 · 2
Board of Parole
$81,953 · 1
Health
$80,736 · 5
Tenncare
$80,542 · 4
Human Services
$79,390 · 6
Wildlife Resources
$78,576 · 1
Agriculture
$77,171 · 1
Education
$77,153 · 1
Transportation
$75,132 · 5
Revenue
$73,124 · 1

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

Compare jurisdictions

Auditor beyond Tennessee

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $76,464 ranks #7 of 21. See Auditor across all of Tennessee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Chicago
$112,536 · 44
City of Los Angeles
$111,408 · 21
District of Columbia
$107,515 · 64
Georgia
$92,007 · 41
Massachusetts
$83,952 · 6
Texas
$73,747 · 624
New Jersey
$72,918 · 46

Median total compensation for comparable Auditor 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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Michelle Dixon

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$83,887
Sub-department
Adm - Internal Audit
Base pay
$81,684
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,203
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,887
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$6,807
Employee ID
140274

Michelle Dixon is a Auditor 3 at Safety within Administrative - Internal Audit. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $83,887.

William Scollon

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$74,880
Sub-department
Adm - Internal Audit
Base pay
$74,880
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,880
Employment type
Part-Time
Pay basis
Hourly
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$36
Employee ID
107009

William Scollon holds the role of Auditor 3 at Safety within Administrative - Internal Audit. Their status is part-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,880.

Fontaenia Vaughn

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$73,570
Sub-department
Adm - Internal Audit
Base pay
$71,844
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,726
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,570
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Shatonn

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,987
Employee ID
424677

Fontaenia Vaughn works as a Auditor 3 for Safety within Administrative - Internal Audit. Their status is full-time. Fontaenia earned $73,570 in 2026.

Donald Nicoll

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$71,904
Sub-department
Adm - Internal Audit
Base pay
$71,904
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,904
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,992
Employee ID
513303

Donald Nicoll is a Auditor 3 at Safety within Administrative - Internal Audit. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $71,904.

George Mccaig

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$69,306
Sub-department
Quality Assurance Division
Base pay
$67,680
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,626
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,306
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,640
Employee ID
598015

George Mccaig works as a Auditor 3 for Safety within Quality Assurance Division. Their status is full-time. George earned $69,306 in 2026.

Leslie Milley

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$65,701
Sub-department
Adm - Internal Audit
Base pay
$63,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,701
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,701
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,250
Employee ID
452447

Leslie Milley is a Auditor 3 at Safety within Administrative - Internal Audit. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $65,701.

Brandon Perry

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$64,704
Sub-department
Quality Assurance Division
Base pay
$64,704
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,704
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,392
Employee ID
620546

Brandon Perry holds the role of Auditor 3 at Safety within Quality Assurance Division. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,704.

Saqib Khan

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$63,000
Sub-department
Adm - Internal Audit
Base pay
$63,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,000
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,250
Employee ID
704693

At Safety, Saqib Khan serves as a Auditor 3 within Administrative - Internal Audit. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,000.

Jonathan Pollard

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$61,620
Sub-department
Quality Assurance Division
Base pay
$61,620
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,620
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,135
Employee ID
412073

Jonathan Pollard holds the role of Auditor 3 at Safety within Quality Assurance Division. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,620.

Ross Lampright

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$61,620
Sub-department
Adm - Internal Audit
Base pay
$61,620
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,620
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,135
Employee ID
537553

At Safety, Ross Lampright serves as a Auditor 3 within Administrative - Internal Audit. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $61,620.

Kathleen Davis

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$60,000
Sub-department
Adm - Internal Audit
Base pay
$60,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,000
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
Elizabeth

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,000
Employee ID
443572

Kathleen Davis works as a Auditor 3 for Safety within Administrative - Internal Audit. Their status is full-time. Kathleen earned $60,000 in 2026.

Jace Ross

Auditor 3/Safety

2026 total comp
$60,000
Sub-department
Adm - Internal Audit
Base pay
$60,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,000
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Monthly
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate
$5,000
Employee ID
664539

Jace Ross is a Auditor 3 at Safety within Administrative - Internal Audit. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $60,000.