Tennessee / Secretary of State

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Secretary of State

Source file: Tennessee — State Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Secretary of State administers elections and maintains official state records and registrations.

In 2026, this agency had 335 employees with median total compensation of $59,976; the highest distinct record was $288,888.

Year: 2026
Employees: 335
Median total: $59,976
Highest record: $288,888

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$6,994$177,816+

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 335 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($59,976) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $77,191 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $292 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$45,720

$51,984

$59,976

$85,344

$150,168

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $150,168 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,720. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Sos Business Services Officer2

19 · $50,724

Sos Librarian/Archivist Assistant 2

18 · $52,364

Sos Administrative Law Judge

16 · $166,836

Sos Analyst

16 · $56,462

Sos Administrative Specialist

15 · $49,776

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 3

Kathrine Chalman Huddleston

Sos Regional Library Director/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$87,888

Sub-department: Stones River Regional Library
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,888
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,324
Employee ID: 523317

At Secretary of State, Kathrine Chalman Huddleston serves as a Sos Regional Library Director within Stones River Regional Library. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $87,888.

Jenny Gillihan

Sos Regional Library Director/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$87,888

Sub-department: Obion River Regional Library
Base pay: $87,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,888
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,324
Employee ID: 517814

At Secretary of State, Jenny Gillihan serves as a Sos Regional Library Director within Obion River Regional Library. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $87,888.

Patricia Mitchell

Sos Collection Service Assistant Manager/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$86,376

Sub-department: Archival Technical Services
Base pay: $86,376
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,198
Employee ID: 391928

At Secretary of State, Patricia Mitchell serves as a Sos Collection Service Assistant Manager within Archival Technical Services. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $86,376.

Melissa Danner

Sos Accounting Manager/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$85,968

Sub-department: Fiscal Office
Base pay: $85,968
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,968
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,164
Employee ID: 112166

At Secretary of State, Melissa Danner serves as a Sos Accounting Manager within Fiscal Office. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $85,968.

Alison Takacs

Sos Paralegal/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$85,344

Sub-department: Administrative Procedures
Base pay: $85,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,344
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,112
Employee ID: 643236

At Secretary of State, Alison Takacs serves as a Sos Paralegal within Administrative Procedures. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $85,344.

Mark Summarell

Sos Systems Administrator 2/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$85,032

Sub-department: Information Systems
Base pay: $85,032
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,032
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,086
Employee ID: 553475

Mark Summarell is a Sos Systems Administrator 2 at Secretary of State within Information Systems. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $85,032.

Donna Morin

Sos Senior Analyst/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$84,531

Sub-department: Certifications & Control
Base pay: $84,531
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,531
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $41
Employee ID: 111530

Donna Morin works as a Sos Senior Analyst for Secretary of State within Certifications & Control. Their status is part-time. Donna earned $84,531 in 2026.

Heather Wiggins

Sos Senior Analyst/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$84,531

Sub-department: Uniform Commercial Code
Base pay: $84,531
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,531
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $41
Employee ID: 654616

Heather Wiggins is a Sos Senior Analyst at Secretary of State within Uniform Commercial Code. They work part-time. 2026 total compensation came to $84,531.

Trent Hanner

Sos Librarian 3 Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$84,504

Sub-department: Public Service - State
Base pay: $82,404
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,504
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,867
Employee ID: 138172

Trent Hanner works as a Sos Librarian 3 Supervisor for Secretary of State within Public Service - State. Their status is full-time. Trent earned $84,504 in 2026.

Kevin Eslinger

Sos Cloud Infras Engineer/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$84,036

Sub-department: Information Systems
Base pay: $84,036
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,036
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $7,003
Employee ID: 572390

Kevin Eslinger works as a Sos Cloud Infras Engineer for Secretary of State within Information Systems. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $84,036 in 2026.

Melissa Hunter

Sos Network Services Cons/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$83,964

Sub-department: LSTA - Network Svc Consultants
Base pay: $83,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,964
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,997
Employee ID: 142170

Melissa Hunter works as a Sos Network Services Cons for Secretary of State within Lsta - Network Service Consultants. Their status is full-time. Melissa earned $83,964 in 2026.

Charles Sullivan

Sos Network Services Cons/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$83,964

Sub-department: LSTA - Network Svc Consultants
Base pay: $83,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,964
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,997
Employee ID: 452775

Charles Sullivan holds the role of Sos Network Services Cons at Secretary of State within Lsta - Network Service Consultants. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $83,964.

Dawn Whittaker

Sos Business Services Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$83,216

Sub-department: Business Entity Filing & Info
Base pay: $78,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,216
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,518
Employee ID: 409389

Dawn Whittaker is a Sos Business Services Supervisor at Secretary of State within Business Entity Filing & Information. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $83,216.

Rachael Duke

Sos Paralegal/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$82,296

Sub-department: Administrative Procedures
Base pay: $82,296
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,296
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,858
Employee ID: 697574

At Secretary of State, Rachael Duke serves as a Sos Paralegal within Administrative Procedures. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $82,296.

Ruth Hemphill

Sos Labm Outreach Librarian/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$82,268

Sub-department: LABM - State
Base pay: $81,768
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,268
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,814
Employee ID: 160667

Ruth Hemphill works as a Sos Labm Outreach Librarian for Secretary of State within Labm - State. Their status is full-time. Ruth earned $82,268 in 2026.

Morgan Tygret

Sos Becf - Ethics Operation Of/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$82,000

Sub-department: Bureau Ethics&Campaign Fin
Base pay: $81,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,750
Employee ID: 426721

At Secretary of State, Morgan Tygret serves as a Sos Becf - Ethics Operation Of within Bureau Ethics&Campaign Finance. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $82,000.

Brandon Jaco

Sos Developer 1/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$81,072

Sub-department: Information Systems
Base pay: $81,072
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,072
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Kalyn

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,756
Employee ID: 599614

Brandon Jaco is a Sos Developer 1 at Secretary of State within Information Systems. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $81,072.

Kelly Wilkerson

Sos Archivist 3 Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$80,928

Sub-department: Education Outreach
Base pay: $79,728
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,928
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,644
Employee ID: 198619

At Secretary of State, Kelly Wilkerson serves as a Sos Archivist 3 Supervisor within Education Outreach. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,928.

Jennafer Russell Reed

Sos Becf - Pac Compliance Of/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$80,004

Sub-department: Bureau Ethics&Campaign Fin
Base pay: $80,004
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,004
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,667
Employee ID: 466333

At Secretary of State, Jennafer Russell Reed serves as a Sos Becf - Pac Compliance Of within Bureau Ethics&Campaign Finance. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,004.

Nora Smith

Sos Librarian 3/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$79,900

Sub-department: Regional Library System
Base pay: $78,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,900
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,550
Employee ID: 434732

Nora Smith holds the role of Sos Librarian 3 at Secretary of State within Regional Library System. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,900.

Lauri Thompson

Sos Librarian 3/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$78,908

Sub-department: Regional Library System
Base pay: $77,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,908
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,484
Employee ID: 485884

Lauri Thompson holds the role of Sos Librarian 3 at Secretary of State within Regional Library System. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $78,908.

Sharon Groves

Sos Administrative Services Manager/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$78,744

Sub-department: Records Management
Base pay: $78,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,744
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,562
Employee ID: 122987

Sharon Groves works as a Sos Administrative Services Manager for Secretary of State within Records Management. Their status is full-time. Sharon earned $78,744 in 2026.

Andrea Zielke

Sos Librarian 3/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$78,556

Sub-department: Regional Library System
Base pay: $77,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,556
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,438
Employee ID: 468842

Andrea Zielke holds the role of Sos Librarian 3 at Secretary of State within Regional Library System. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $78,556.

Christopher Brown

Sos Quality Assurance Lead/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$78,468

Sub-department: Information Systems
Base pay: $78,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,468
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Matthew

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,539
Employee ID: 624239

At Secretary of State, Christopher Brown serves as a Sos Quality Assurance Lead within Information Systems. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,468.

Laurie Cook

Sos Staff Development Coordinator/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$78,216

Sub-department: Bus. Svcs. - Administration
Base pay: $78,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,216
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,518
Employee ID: 153185

At Secretary of State, Laurie Cook serves as a Sos Staff Development Coordinator within Bus. Services - Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,216.

Michelle Holloway

Sos Business Services Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$78,216

Sub-department: Certifications & Control
Base pay: $78,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,216
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,518
Employee ID: 163891

Michelle Holloway is a Sos Business Services Supervisor at Secretary of State within Certifications & Control. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $78,216.

Christina Howell

Sos Business Services Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$78,216

Sub-department: Business Entity Filing & Info
Base pay: $78,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,216
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,518
Employee ID: 120907

Christina Howell holds the role of Sos Business Services Supervisor at Secretary of State within Business Entity Filing & Information. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $78,216.

Michelle Rice

Sos Business Services Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$78,216

Sub-department: Uniform Commercial Code
Base pay: $78,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,216
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,518
Employee ID: 159737

Michelle Rice holds the role of Sos Business Services Supervisor at Secretary of State within Uniform Commercial Code. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $78,216.

Noehmi Stanton

Sos Business Services Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$78,216

Sub-department: Charitable Solicitations & Gam
Base pay: $78,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,216
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,518
Employee ID: 164262

Noehmi Stanton holds the role of Sos Business Services Supervisor at Secretary of State within Charitable Solicitations & Gam. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $78,216.

Carol Dickerson

Sos Business Services Assistant Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$78,008

Sub-department: Business Entity Filing & Info
Base pay: $73,008
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,008
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,084
Employee ID: 144088

At Secretary of State, Carol Dickerson serves as a Sos Business Services Assistant Supervisor within Business Entity Filing & Information. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $78,008.

Lindsay Hager

Sos Archivist 3 Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$77,392

Sub-department: Public Service - State
Base pay: $76,392
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,392
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,366
Employee ID: 483963

Lindsay Hager holds the role of Sos Archivist 3 Supervisor at Secretary of State within Public Service - State. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $77,392.

Effie Lankford

Sos Librarian 3 Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$77,048

Sub-department: LABM - State
Base pay: $75,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,048
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Erin

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,279
Employee ID: 468642

Effie Lankford is a Sos Librarian 3 Supervisor at Secretary of State within Labm - State. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $77,048.

Christy Chandler

Sos Librarian 3/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$76,900

Sub-department: Regional Library System
Base pay: $75,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,900
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,300
Employee ID: 367175

Christy Chandler works as a Sos Librarian 3 for Secretary of State within Regional Library System. Their status is full-time. Christy earned $76,900 in 2026.

Martin Victor

Sos Systems Administrator 1/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$76,656

Sub-department: Information Systems
Base pay: $76,656
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,656
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Jay

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,388
Employee ID: 364139

Martin Victor holds the role of Sos Systems Administrator 1 at Secretary of State within Information Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,656.

John Elliott

Sos Librarian 3/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$76,648

Sub-department: Library Processing
Base pay: $75,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,648
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,279
Employee ID: 577629

John Elliott works as a Sos Librarian 3 for Secretary of State within Library Processing. Their status is full-time. John earned $76,648 in 2026.

Jessica Holland

Sos IT Business Analyst 1/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$76,200

Sub-department: Information Systems
Base pay: $76,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,350
Employee ID: 485851

Jessica Holland works as a Sos IT Business Analyst 1 for Secretary of State within Information Systems. Their status is full-time. Jessica earned $76,200 in 2026.

Mollie Jones

Sos Executive Assistant/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$76,200

Sub-department: Executive
Base pay: $76,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: Kathleen

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,350
Employee ID: 723672

Mollie Jones holds the role of Sos Executive Assistant at Secretary of State within Executive. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,200.

Lori Wallis

Sos Accountant 3/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$76,200

Sub-department: Fiscal Office
Base pay: $76,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,350
Employee ID: 667343

At Secretary of State, Lori Wallis serves as a Sos Accountant 3 within Fiscal Office. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,200.

Greg Yates

Sos Archivist 3 Supervisor/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$75,740

Sub-department: Archival Technical Services
Base pay: $74,940
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,740
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,245
Employee ID: 120771

Greg Yates works as a Sos Archivist 3 Supervisor for Secretary of State within Archival Technical Services. Their status is full-time. Greg earned $75,740 in 2026.

Christa Adams

Sos Contract Specialist/Secretary of State

2026 total comp

$75,662

Sub-department: Fiscal Office
Base pay: $74,040
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,622
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,662
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay basis: Monthly
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Compensation Rate: $6,170
Employee ID: 507106

At Secretary of State, Christa Adams serves as a Sos Contract Specialist within Fiscal Office. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,662.