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Metro Nashville / Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

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Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

Source file: Metro Nashville — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 9 employees with median total compensation of $56,549; the highest distinct record was $82,969.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$430.3K
Employees
9
Median total
$56,549
Highest record
$82,969

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 9 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($56,549) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $46,844 (98%)
  • Overtime — $23 (0%)
  • Other — $949 (2%)
  • 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
$20,809
$22,655
$56,549
$69,511
$74,027

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $74,027 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $20,809. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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 4 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2022
$182.9K
—
2
—
$91,452
—
2023
$116K
▼ 36.6%
2
±0%
$57,990
▼ 36.6%
2024
$9.4K
▼ 91.9%
1
▼ 50.0%
$9,416
▼ 83.8%
2025
$430.3K
▲ 4470.4%
9
▲ 800.0%
$56,549
▲ 500.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kera Krews

Health Manager 3/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2025 total comp
$82,969
Base pay
$80,251
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,718
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,969

Source-specific fields

Record ID
289,882
Total Pay
$82,969

At Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant, Kera Krews serves as a Health Manager 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,969.

Kawana Holt

Public Health Nurse Practitioner/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2025 total comp
$74,027
Base pay
$74,024
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,027

Source-specific fields

Record ID
287,607
Total Pay
$74,027

Kawana Holt works as a Public Health Nurse Practitioner for Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant. Kawana earned $74,027 in 2025.

Wilburene Lester

Deputy Director Health/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2023 total comp
$70,223
Base pay
$69,626
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$598
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,223

Source-specific fields

Record ID
220,419
Total Pay
$70,223

At Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant, Wilburene Lester serves as a Deputy Director Health. Their 2023 pay totaled $70,223.

Florence Smotherman

Finance Specialist/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2025 total comp
$69,511
Base pay
$68,575
Overtime
$1
Other pay
$935
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,511

Source-specific fields

Record ID
297,931
Total Pay
$69,511

At Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant, Florence Smotherman serves as a Finance Specialist. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,511.

Zacnite Vargas

Public Health Administrator 1/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2025 total comp
$60,314
Base pay
$59,133
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,180
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,314

Source-specific fields

Record ID
302,177
Total Pay
$60,314

Zacnite Vargas is a Public Health Administrator 1 at Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant. 2025 total compensation came to $60,314.

Emily Gibson

Health Manager 1/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2025 total comp
$56,549
Base pay
$56,549
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,549

Source-specific fields

Record ID
284,559
Total Pay
$56,549

At Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant, Emily Gibson serves as a Health Manager 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,549.

Mackea Joy

Program Specialist 3/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2025 total comp
$25,190
Base pay
$23,852
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,338
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,190

Source-specific fields

Record ID
288,231
Total Pay
$25,190

At Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant, Mackea Joy serves as a Program Specialist 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $25,190.

Halle Cathey

Public Health Administrator 1/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2025 total comp
$22,655
Base pay
$22,116
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$539
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,655

Source-specific fields

Record ID
276,904
Total Pay
$22,655

Halle Cathey holds the role of Public Health Administrator 1 at Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant. In 2025, their total compensation was $22,655.

Jacob Lorber

Public Health Administrator 2/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2025 total comp
$20,809
Base pay
$18,978
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,831
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,809

Source-specific fields

Record ID
290,749
Total Pay
$20,809

At Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant, Jacob Lorber serves as a Public Health Administrator 2. Their 2025 pay totaled $20,809.

Keitonyia Tate

Program Specialist 2/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2025 total comp
$18,326
Base pay
$18,116
Overtime
$210
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,326

Source-specific fields

Record ID
302,558
Total Pay
$18,326

At Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant, Keitonyia Tate serves as a Program Specialist 2. Their 2025 pay totaled $18,326.

Talia Monget

Office Support Specialist 1/Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant

2024 total comp
$9,416
Base pay
$8,924
Overtime
$492
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,416

Source-specific fields

Record ID
220,417
Total Pay
$9,416

Talia Monget holds the role of Office Support Specialist 1 at Metro Public Health Department, Public Health Emergency Preparedness COVID Grant. In 2024, their total compensation was $9,416.