Metro Nashville / May Administration
Agency file
The May Administration provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.
In 2025, this agency had 40 employees with median total compensation of $108,739; the highest distinct record was $269,370.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 40 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($108,739) — 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 $192,570 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $16,731. 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 | $1.4M — | 18 — | $70,381 — |
| 2016 | $2M ▲ 37.8% | 35 ▲ 94.4% | $46,731 ▼ 33.6% |
| 2017 | $2.7M ▲ 40.6% | 31 ▼ 11.4% | $84,090 ▲ 79.9% |
| 2018 | $2.9M ▲ 4.3% | 33 ▲ 6.5% | $88,337 ▲ 5.1% |
| 2019 | $2.8M ▼ 2.2% | 38 ▲ 15.2% | $72,820 ▼ 17.6% |
| 2020 | $2.8M ▲ 1.3% | 59 ▲ 55.3% | $39,528 ▼ 45.7% |
| 2021 | $3M ▲ 6.8% | 35 ▼ 40.7% | $75,716 ▲ 91.6% |
| 2022 | $3.2M ▲ 5.9% | 42 ▲ 20.0% | $71,165 ▼ 6.0% |
| 2023 | $1.3M ▼ 59.3% | 45 ▲ 7.1% | $23,035 ▼ 67.6% |
| 2024 | $210.5K ▼ 83.9% | 1 ▼ 97.8% | $210,494 ▲ 813.8% |
| 2025 | $4.3M ▲ 1966.2% | 40 ▲ 3900.0% | $108,739 ▼ 48.3% |
Record list
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Chief Resilience Officer-Mo/May Administration
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Erik Cole works as a Chief Resilience Officer-Mo for May Administration. Erik earned $113,702 in 2018.
Director of New Americans/May Administration
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Andrea Gomez-Farfan works as a Director of New Americans for May Administration. Andrea earned $111,475 in 2025.
Deputy Director Comm/Press Secretary-Mo/May Administration
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Hogan Apple holds the role of Deputy Director Comm/Press Secretary-Mo at May Administration. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,495.
Speechwriter/Comm Advisor-Mo/May Administration
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Javier Solano is a Speechwriter/Comm Advisor-Mo at May Administration. 2025 total compensation came to $106,983.
Sr.Legislative Advisor-Mo/May Administration
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William Woodson is a Sr.Legislative Advisor-Mo at May Administration. 2019 total compensation came to $106,893.
Sr.Legislative Advisor-Mo/May Administration
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Freda Player works as a Sr.Legislative Advisor-Mo for May Administration. Freda earned $106,893 in 2019.
Communication Dir- Mayor's Off/May Administration
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Michael Cass holds the role of Communication Dir- Mayor's Off at May Administration. In 2018, their total compensation was $104,997.