City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Human Development and Services

Agency file

Human Development and Services

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

The Human Development and Services is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 205 employees with median total compensation of $39,451; the highest distinct record was $106,962.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.6M
Employees: 205
Median total: $39,451
Highest record: $106,962

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$497$79,465+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 205 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($39,451) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $30,502 (83%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $6,456 (17%)
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

$11,725

$20,421

$39,451

$50,646

$59,066

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $59,066 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,725. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Teacher Aide-9.5 M

44 · $39,451

Teacher Advanced-9.5 M

22 · $50,996

Teacher-9.5 M

22 · $46,720

Case Manager

14 · $58,401

Case Manager 9.5M

13 · $16,508

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	$6.4M —	216 —	$30,478 —
2025	$7.6M ▲ 18.0%	205 ▼ 5.1%	$39,451 ▲ 29.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Christopher Toombs

Assistant Director Human Development & Services/Human Development and Services

2025 total comp

$106,962

Sub-department: Dhds-Administration
Base pay: $101,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,810
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,962
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Car Allowance: $2,769
Department Number: 6000
Employee Reimbursement: $3,041
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 3040
Pay Location Code: 6010
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Christopher Toombs is a Assistant Director Human Development & Services at Human Development and Services within Dhds-Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $106,962.

Vernadine Mabry

Director of Human Devel & Services/Human Development and Services

2025 total comp

$103,883

Sub-department: Dhds-Administration
Base pay: $45,086
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $58,797
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,883
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Car Allowance: $1,846
Department Number: 6000
Employment End Date: May 16, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 3038
Pay Location Code: 6010
Severance Pay: $56,951

At Human Development and Services, Vernadine Mabry serves as a Director of Human Devel & Services within Dhds-Administration. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,883.

Leander Zanders

Director of Human Devel & Services/Human Development and Services

2025 total comp

$86,467

Sub-department: Dhds-Administration
Base pay: $82,578
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,889
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,467
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Car Allowance: $3,139
Department Number: 6000
Employee Reimbursement: $750
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 3038
Pay Location Code: 6010
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Leander Zanders holds the role of Director of Human Devel & Services at Human Development and Services within Dhds-Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,467.

Kartina Jackson Roberts

Program Admin-Headstart/Human Development and Services

2025 total comp

$83,436

Sub-department: Dhds-Headstart Administrative
Base pay: $74,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,838
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,436
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 6000
Employee Reimbursement: $4,158
Employment End Date: Nov 14, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2294
Pay Location Code: 6020
Severance Pay: $4,680

Kartina Jackson Roberts holds the role of Program Admin-Headstart at Human Development and Services within Dhds-Headstart Administrative. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,436.

Pamela Turner

Program Admin-Social Services/Human Development and Services

2025 total comp

$79,465

Sub-department: Dhds-Sso/Csbg Administrative
Base pay: $76,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,142
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,465
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 6000
Employee Reimbursement: $3,142
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2324
Pay Location Code: 6031
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x451B475CA2F9128A50DDC85D8D70A26B51B9F1D6

Pamela Turner holds the role of Program Admin-Social Services at Human Development and Services within Dhds-Sso/Csbg Administrative. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,465.

Melanie Washington

Executive Program Administrator/Human Development and Services

2025 total comp

$78,204

Sub-department: Dhds-Sso/Csbg Administrative
Base pay: $75,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,142
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,204
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 6000
Employee Reimbursement: $3,142
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2326
Pay Location Code: 6031
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x6B9FCA40B46513BAC3416527BB4E6CFC68D3735D

Melanie Washington holds the role of Executive Program Administrator at Human Development and Services within Dhds-Sso/Csbg Administrative. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,204.

Latoya Winfrey

Quality Assur Manager - Ryan White/Human Development and Services

2025 total comp

$76,290

Sub-department: Dhds-Ryan White Program
Base pay: $76,290
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,290
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 6000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2302
Pay Location Code: 6040
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xFB51E9878257A82CDCF25604B71C159129EC248B

Latoya Winfrey holds the role of Quality Assur Manager - Ryan White at Human Development and Services within Dhds-Ryan White Program. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,290.