Metro Nashville / Library Operation and Maintenance
Agency file
The Library Operation and Maintenance is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 52 employees with median total compensation of $47,599; the highest distinct record was $108,968.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 52 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($47,599) — 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 $72,702 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,762. 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 | $1.3M — | 43 — | $28,948 — |
| 2016 | $1.3M ▲ 5.2% | 44 ▲ 2.3% | $29,687 ▲ 2.6% |
| 2017 | $1.4M ▲ 9.4% | 44 ±0% | $33,175 ▲ 11.7% |
| 2018 | $1.6M ▲ 11.1% | 46 ▲ 4.5% | $33,664 ▲ 1.5% |
| 2019 | $1.5M ▼ 3.2% | 47 ▲ 2.2% | $34,797 ▲ 3.4% |
| 2020 | $1.6M ▲ 1.8% | 43 ▼ 8.5% | $35,859 ▲ 3.1% |
| 2021 | $1.5M ▼ 3.1% | 38 ▼ 11.6% | $36,687 ▲ 2.3% |
| 2022 | $1.6M ▲ 5.0% | 46 ▲ 21.1% | $36,539 ▼ 0.4% |
| 2023 | $1.9M ▲ 19.4% | 54 ▲ 17.4% | $35,114 ▼ 3.9% |
| 2024 | $101.7K ▼ 94.7% | 1 ▼ 98.1% | $101,673 ▲ 189.6% |
| 2025 | $2.5M ▲ 2377.7% | 52 ▲ 5100.0% | $47,599 ▼ 53.2% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Building Maintenance Mechanic/Library Operation and Maintenance
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Calvin Thomas Jr is a Building Maintenance Mechanic at Library Operation and Maintenance. 2016 total compensation came to $37,721.
Custodial Services Assistant Supervisor/Library Operation and Maintenance
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At Library Operation and Maintenance, Tony Patton serves as a Custodial Services Assistant Supervisor. Their 2020 pay totaled $37,188.
Custodian/Library Operation and Maintenance
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James Roberts holds the role of Custodian at Library Operation and Maintenance. In 2016, their total compensation was $36,795.
Equipment Operator/Library Operation and Maintenance
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Ronald Simpson is a Equipment Operator at Library Operation and Maintenance. 2016 total compensation came to $36,737.
Security Guard/Library Operation and Maintenance
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Lavelle Miller is a Security Guard at Library Operation and Maintenance. 2021 total compensation came to $36,709.
Maintenance & Repair Worker Se/Library Operation and Maintenance
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Larry Shelton works as a Maintenance & Repair Worker Se for Library Operation and Maintenance. Larry earned $35,155 in 2021.