Metro Nashville / Library Special Collections
Agency file
The Library Special Collections is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 12 employees with median total compensation of $58,710; the highest distinct record was $95,207.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 12 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($58,710) — 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 $78,439 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $50,429. 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 | $328.7K — | 8 — | $37,631 — |
| 2016 | $417.9K ▲ 27.1% | 10 ▲ 25.0% | $40,170 ▲ 6.7% |
| 2017 | $453.7K ▲ 8.6% | 10 ±0% | $43,018 ▲ 7.1% |
| 2018 | $446.4K ▼ 1.6% | 12 ▲ 20.0% | $40,875 ▼ 5.0% |
| 2019 | $486.9K ▲ 9.1% | 10 ▼ 16.7% | $44,000 ▲ 7.6% |
| 2020 | $510.3K ▲ 4.8% | 10 ±0% | $46,729 ▲ 6.2% |
| 2021 | $501.2K ▼ 1.8% | 10 ±0% | $46,769 ▲ 0.1% |
| 2022 | $415.5K ▼ 17.1% | 10 ±0% | $45,844 ▼ 2.0% |
| 2023 | $586.6K ▲ 41.2% | 13 ▲ 30.0% | $48,921 ▲ 6.7% |
| 2024 | $88.8K ▼ 84.9% | 1 ▼ 92.3% | $88,849 ▲ 81.6% |
| 2025 | $761.8K ▲ 757.4% | 12 ▲ 1100.0% | $58,710 ▼ 33.9% |
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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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Librarian 2/Library Special Collections
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Karen Piper holds the role of Librarian 2 at Library Special Collections. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,439.
Librarian 2/Library Special Collections
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Linda Barnickel holds the role of Librarian 2 at Library Special Collections. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,439.