City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Library Board of Control

Agency file

Library Board of Control

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

The Library Board of Control supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 646 employees with median total compensation of $13,434; the highest distinct record was $122,841.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $16.7M
Employees: 646
Median total: $13,434
Highest record: $122,841

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$82,422+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 646 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($13,434) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $25,212 (98%)
Overtime — $282 (1%)
Other — $297 (1%)
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

$2,360

$6,855

$13,434

$44,073

$59,357

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $59,357 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,360. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Library Technician I-10 Hrs

117 · $9,113

111 · $33,488

88 · $5,668

48 · $11,945

42 · $60,312

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	$16.1M —	615 —	$14,558 —
2025	$16.7M ▲ 3.3%	646 ▲ 5.0%	$13,434 ▼ 7.7%

Record list

Employees

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Melissa Eastin

Librarian III/Library Board of Control

2025 total comp

$75,507

Sub-department: Library
Base pay: $75,507
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,507
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1832
Pay Location Code: 1200
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xC097638F92DE80BA8D6C696B26E6E601A5F61EB7

At Library Board of Control, Melissa Eastin serves as a Librarian III within Library. Their 2025 pay totaled $75,507.

Heather Harrison

Librarian II/Library Board of Control

2025 total comp

$74,421

Sub-department: Library
Base pay: $73,453
Overtime: $808
Other pay: $161
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,421
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1200
Employee Reimbursement: $161
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1830
Pay Location Code: 1200
Total Overtime Hours: 15.25
Unique ID: 0x62FD989948CC0B51C9D0F3C3C3A93C22AF4696D2

Heather Harrison is a Librarian II at Library Board of Control within Library. 2025 total compensation came to $74,421.

Melinda Newman

Librarian III/Library Board of Control

2024 total comp

$74,094

Sub-department: Library
Base pay: $74,090
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,094
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1200
Employment End Date: Nov 1, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1832
Pay Location Code: 1200
Severance Pay: $4
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Melinda Newman holds the role of Librarian III at Library Board of Control within Library. In 2024, their total compensation was $74,094.

Billy Ray

Mechanical Operations Supervisor/Library Board of Control

2025 total comp

$73,668

Sub-department: Library
Base pay: $39,557
Overtime: $435
Other pay: $33,675
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,668
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1200
Employment End Date: Jul 30, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1142
Pay Location Code: 1200
Severance Pay: $33,675
Total Overtime Hours: 9.5

Billy Ray holds the role of Mechanical Operations Supervisor at Library Board of Control within Library. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,668.

Frank Hulse

Librarian II/Library Board of Control

2025 total comp

$73,453

Sub-department: Library
Base pay: $73,453
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,453
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1830
Pay Location Code: 1200
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x61D981DC7AF0CAEA9BBBD7A5B4EE48A3DDAF7E98

Frank Hulse holds the role of Librarian II at Library Board of Control within Library. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,453.

Eric Babin

Librarian II/Library Board of Control

2025 total comp

$73,453

Sub-department: Library
Base pay: $73,453
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,453
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1830
Pay Location Code: 1200
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x90EC36D0DC282BE87C670075E0B5CFC79C7328AB

Eric Babin works as a Librarian II for Library Board of Control within Library. Eric earned $73,453 in 2025.

Kelly Chapman

Librarian III/Library Board of Control

2025 total comp

$73,429

Sub-department: Library
Base pay: $73,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $121
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,429
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1200
Employee Reimbursement: $121
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1832
Pay Location Code: 1200
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x5BAF5FBF4ED62684F0688EDB3F915678D01BE7D8

Kelly Chapman is a Librarian III at Library Board of Control within Library. 2025 total compensation came to $73,429.

Jason Salsbury

Pc Lan Specialist/Library Board of Control

2025 total comp

$72,491

Sub-department: Library
Base pay: $66,662
Overtime: $5,829
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,491
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1670
Pay Location Code: 1200
Total Overtime Hours: 121.25
Unique ID: 0x4AB758548C5AF83482E8A13389B49A1DD9BA7380

Jason Salsbury is a Pc Lan Specialist at Library Board of Control within Library. 2025 total compensation came to $72,491.