City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Buildings and Grounds

Agency file

Buildings and Grounds

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Buildings and Grounds is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 61 employees with median total compensation of $44,244; the highest distinct record was $123,341.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $2.9M
Employees: 61
Median total: $44,244
Highest record: $123,341

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$3,774$97,208+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 61 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($44,244) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $42,276 (88%)
Overtime — $3,218 (7%)
Other — $2,281 (5%)
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

$23,250

$26,619

$44,244

$61,775

$78,724

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $78,724 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $23,250. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Trades Specialist

15 · $51,463

Custodian

9 · $23,408

Mechanical Operations Supervisor

5 · $75,253

Senior Trades Specialist

4 · $62,586

Housekeeper

4 · $27,619

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.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$3.3M —	68 —	$49,665 —
2025	$2.9M ▼ 11.4%	61 ▼ 10.3%	$44,244 ▼ 10.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joyce Gatlin

Senior Trades Technician/Buildings and Grounds

2024 total comp

$37,756

Sub-department: Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance
Base pay: $32,366
Overtime: $5,387
Other pay: $3
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,756
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7800
Employment End Date: Sep 24, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1122
Pay Location Code: 7830
Severance Pay: $3
Total Overtime Hours: 174.5

At Buildings and Grounds, Joyce Gatlin serves as a Senior Trades Technician within Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance. Their 2024 pay totaled $37,756.

Christopher Martin

Trades Specialist/Buildings and Grounds

2025 total comp

$37,482

Sub-department: Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance
Base pay: $35,235
Overtime: $2,002
Other pay: $244
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,482
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1136
Pay Adjustments: $244
Pay Location Code: 7830
Total Overtime Hours: 80.5
Unique ID: 0x43A031582254AA9888BD4E0CAE6F052C0D3B102A

Christopher Martin is a Trades Specialist at Buildings and Grounds within Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance. 2025 total compensation came to $37,482.

Stephanie Hopkins

Senior Administrative Specialist/Buildings and Grounds

2025 total comp

$36,593

Sub-department: Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance
Base pay: $36,593
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,593
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2022
Pay Location Code: 7830
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x6C4BFB47164B256F5FFA2BC96EC2FD033914AD31

Stephanie Hopkins holds the role of Senior Administrative Specialist at Buildings and Grounds within Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,593.

Nolan Woods

Trades Specialist/Buildings and Grounds

2024 total comp

$36,336

Sub-department: Bldg&Ground-Prison Maintenance
Base pay: $11,204
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,132
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,336

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7800
Employment End Date: Feb 12, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1136
Pay Location Code: 7831
Prison Assignment Pay: $369
Severance Pay: $24,763

Nolan Woods works as a Trades Specialist for Buildings and Grounds within Bldg&Ground-Prison Maintenance. Nolan earned $36,336 in 2024.

Donald Taylor

Maintenance Worker Supervisor I/Buildings and Grounds

2025 total comp

$35,924

Sub-department: Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance
Base pay: $35,577
Overtime: $347
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,924
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1166
Pay Location Code: 7830
Total Overtime Hours: 13.5
Unique ID: 0x2A28465A800E981BE587AB80AA3C776FD861A195

Donald Taylor is a Maintenance Worker Supervisor I at Buildings and Grounds within Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance. 2025 total compensation came to $35,924.

Kerry Jemison

Senior Trades Technician/Buildings and Grounds

2025 total comp

$35,904

Sub-department: Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,904
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,904
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1122
Pay Location Code: 7830
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x19BE0E350C92ADF15B94C9691D0AA7E6DA5C1096
Workers' Compensation: $35,904

Kerry Jemison works as a Senior Trades Technician for Buildings and Grounds within Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance. Kerry earned $35,904 in 2025.

Tylesian Andris

Senior Administrative Specialist/Buildings and Grounds

2025 total comp

$35,578

Sub-department: Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance
Base pay: $35,527
Overtime: $51
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,578
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2022
Pay Location Code: 7830
Total Overtime Hours: 2
Unique ID: 0x7676610DA8860C85121518160221926C6B30D0F9

Tylesian Andris holds the role of Senior Administrative Specialist at Buildings and Grounds within Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,578.