Tennessee / Wildlife Resources / Wildlife Officer
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
135 employees hold this title in Wildlife Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $72,012, above the department median of $72,012.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 135 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 Fish and Game Wardens — about 220 people — is $75,930. Wildlife Resources pays a median base salary of $72,012 for this role, 5% below that figure — about the 40th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Fish and Game Wardens across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Wildlife Resources’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Fish and Game Wardens — about 5,770 people — is $74,060. Wildlife Resources’s median base salary is 3% below that national figure, about the 46th 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 Wildlife Resources is $72,012, 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.
Record list
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Edward Gover holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 1 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $93,780.
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At Wildlife Resources, Bradley Daugherty serves as a Wildlife Officer within Region 3 Wildlife. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $85,872.
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Barry Baird is a Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,176.
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Charles Casey is a Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 1 Wildlife. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,176.
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Michael Cavins is a Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,176.
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Travis Cowan works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Travis earned $82,176 in 2026.
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David Crum is a Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,176.
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Robert Davis holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,176.
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Kimberly Coldwell holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,176.
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Shawn Edgmon works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Shawn earned $82,176 in 2026.
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At Wildlife Resources, James Graves serves as a Wildlife Officer within Region 1 Wildlife. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $82,176.
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Curtis Henderson holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,176.
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Kevin Hoofman is a Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 1 Wildlife. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,176.
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Joel Hyden holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,176.
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Robert Lankford works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $82,176 in 2026.
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At Wildlife Resources, Richard Lyle serves as a Wildlife Officer within Region 2 Wildlife. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $82,176.
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Michael Mansfield works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 1 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $82,176 in 2026.
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Jason Miller works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Jason earned $82,176 in 2026.
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Jeffrey Peach holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 1 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,176.
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William Ramsey is a Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,176.
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Ronald Reasor holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,176.
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John Ripley works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. John earned $82,176 in 2026.
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Richard Roberts works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Richard earned $82,176 in 2026.
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Jerry Short works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Jerry earned $82,176 in 2026.
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Brandon Taylor holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 2 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,176.
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At Wildlife Resources, Christy Twilla serves as a Wildlife Officer within Region 1 Wildlife. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $82,176.
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Mark Ventura works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 2 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Mark earned $82,176 in 2026.
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Tommy Wannyn holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 2 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,176.
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Todd Weaver is a Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,176.
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James Yoes holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 1 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,176.
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Jeffrey Pearce is a Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 4 Wildlife. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $82,176.
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Bryon Franklin works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Bryon earned $78,636 in 2026.
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Derrick Gray holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $78,636.
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Colt Elrod holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $75,252.
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At Wildlife Resources, Clifton Evans serves as a Wildlife Officer within Region 4 Wildlife. They work part-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $73,507.
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Daryl Cook holds the role of Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. Their status is part-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $73,507.
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Ethan Davis works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 2 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Ethan earned $72,012 in 2026.
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Jonas Cothren works as a Wildlife Officer for Wildlife Resources within Region 2 Wildlife. Their status is full-time. Jonas earned $72,012 in 2026.
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Dakota Adams is a Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 1 Wildlife. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $72,012.
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Christopher Argo is a Wildlife Officer at Wildlife Resources within Region 3 Wildlife. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $72,012.