Metro Nashville / Hea Public Health Clinics
Agency file
The Hea Public Health Clinics oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.
In 2025, this agency had 36 employees with median total compensation of $51,103; the highest distinct record was $151,059.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 36 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($51,103) — 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 $89,303 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $22,207. 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 | $1.1M — | 23 — | $48,560 — |
| 2016 | $1.1M ▲ 1.1% | 24 ▲ 4.3% | $45,702 ▼ 5.9% |
| 2017 | $1.2M ▲ 8.8% | 23 ▼ 4.2% | $56,122 ▲ 22.8% |
| 2018 | $1.1M ▼ 3.9% | 24 ▲ 4.3% | $47,830 ▼ 14.8% |
| 2019 | $1.1M ▼ 2.1% | 28 ▲ 16.7% | $39,280 ▼ 17.9% |
| 2020 | $1.2M ▲ 11.6% | 25 ▼ 10.7% | $49,508 ▲ 26.0% |
| 2021 | $1.3M ▲ 3.3% | 25 ±0% | $48,792 ▼ 1.4% |
| 2022 | $1.2M ▼ 4.2% | 23 ▼ 8.0% | $50,389 ▲ 3.3% |
| 2023 | $1.3M ▲ 5.7% | 30 ▲ 30.4% | $46,441 ▼ 7.8% |
| 2024 | $133.9K ▼ 89.6% | 1 ▼ 96.7% | $133,886 ▲ 188.3% |
| 2025 | $2M ▲ 1417.9% | 36 ▲ 3500.0% | $51,103 ▼ 61.8% |
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Record list
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Bureau Director/Hea Public Health Clinics
Source-specific fields
Laura Varnier works as a Bureau Director for Hea Public Health Clinics. Laura earned $151,059 in 2025.
Public Health Nurse 4/Hea Public Health Clinics
Source-specific fields
At Hea Public Health Clinics, Laura Varnier serves as a Public Health Nurse 4. Their 2021 pay totaled $127,948.
Public Health Nurse 3/Hea Public Health Clinics
Source-specific fields
At Hea Public Health Clinics, Carline Fanfan serves as a Public Health Nurse 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $114,501.