Metro Nashville / Library East
Agency file
The Library East is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 6 employees with median total compensation of $45,875; the highest distinct record was $90,499.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($45,875) — 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 $48,878 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,801. 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 | $75K — | 3 — | $26,911 — |
| 2016 | $141.3K ▲ 88.5% | 4 ▲ 33.3% | $30,354 ▲ 12.8% |
| 2017 | $160.3K ▲ 13.4% | 4 ±0% | $34,480 ▲ 13.6% |
| 2018 | $163.1K ▲ 1.8% | 4 ±0% | $34,893 ▲ 1.2% |
| 2019 | $164.5K ▲ 0.8% | 4 ±0% | $33,820 ▼ 3.1% |
| 2020 | $173.6K ▲ 5.6% | 4 ±0% | $36,044 ▲ 6.6% |
| 2021 | $151.8K ▼ 12.6% | 4 ±0% | $35,813 ▼ 0.6% |
| 2022 | $179.2K ▲ 18.0% | 5 ▲ 25.0% | $37,337 ▲ 4.3% |
| 2023 | $276.9K ▲ 54.6% | 9 ▲ 80.0% | $41,262 ▲ 10.5% |
| 2024 | $84.5K ▼ 69.5% | 1 ▼ 88.9% | $84,461 ▲ 104.7% |
| 2025 | $265.7K ▲ 214.6% | 6 ▲ 500.0% | $45,875 ▼ 45.7% |
Record list
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Circulation Assistant 2/Library East
Source-specific fields
Esther Walden is a Circulation Assistant 2 at Library East. 2018 total compensation came to $32,890.