Metro Nashville / Cou Administrative
Agency file
The Cou Administrative is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 111 employees with median total compensation of $48,761; the highest distinct record was $175,897.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 111 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($48,761) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $78,695 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,874. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $2.3M — | 82 — | $29,230 — |
| 2016 | $2.5M ▲ 5.0% | 86 ▲ 4.9% | $30,191 ▲ 3.3% |
| 2017 | $2.7M ▲ 11.0% | 89 ▲ 3.5% | $31,706 ▲ 5.0% |
| 2018 | $2.8M ▲ 1.9% | 84 ▼ 5.6% | $33,785 ▲ 6.6% |
| 2019 | $2.8M ▲ 0.7% | 83 ▼ 1.2% | $34,442 ▲ 1.9% |
| 2020 | $3M ▲ 6.5% | 114 ▲ 37.3% | $22,940 ▼ 33.4% |
| 2021 | $3.1M ▲ 3.1% | 93 ▼ 18.4% | $34,497 ▲ 50.4% |
| 2022 | $3.7M ▲ 19.0% | 170 ▲ 82.8% | $7,986 ▼ 76.8% |
| 2023 | $3.6M ▼ 2.9% | 95 ▼ 44.1% | $45,264 ▲ 466.8% |
| 2024 | $168K ▼ 95.3% | 1 ▼ 98.9% | $167,991 ▲ 271.1% |
| 2025 | $5M ▲ 2863.3% | 111 ▲ 11000.0% | $48,761 ▼ 71.0% |
Record list
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Administrative Services Officer 3/Cou Administrative
Source-specific fields
Paula Steele works as a Administrative Services Officer 3 for Cou Administrative. Paula earned $87,627 in 2025.
Administrative Services Division Manager/Cou Administrative
Source-specific fields
At Cou Administrative, Herbert Taylor serves as a Administrative Services Division Manager. Their 2022 pay totaled $87,111.
Chief Dpty Clerk-County Clerk/Cou Administrative
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At Cou Administrative, Herbert Taylor serves as a Chief Dpty Clerk-County Clerk. Their 2016 pay totaled $86,774.