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Tennessee / Legal Assistant

Role across Tennessee

Legal Assistant

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

175 people hold the Legal Assistant role across 15 departments in Tennessee, with a median total compensation of $60,348. Among 19 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Tennessee ranks #10 by median pay.

Employees
175
Median pay
$60,348
Departments
15
Cross-jurisdiction
#10 of 19

Compare jurisdictions

Legal Assistant pay in other jurisdictions

Where Legal Assistants are paid most

Georgia
$128,283 · 63
City of Los Angeles
$125,902 · 18
City of Miami
$87,537 · 7
City of Seattle
$81,494 · 16
Texas
$67,448 · 569
California
$66,924 · 61
Utah
$60,942 · 17
South Carolina
$54,342 · 12
City of Baltimore
$49,007 · 84
Florida
$44,389 · 1,694
Missouri
$22,805 · 104
Rhode Island
$14,075 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Assistantroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within Tennessee

Departments with this role

Largest Tennessee departments for this role

Tenncare
99 · $58,474
Human Services
14 · $60,671
Children's Services
12 · $60,311
Health
12 · $53,919
Mental Health
5 · $64,812
Transportation
4 · $60,936
Safety
2 · $61,510

Departments in Tennesseeemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.