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Metro Nashville / Par Arts/History Classes

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Par Arts/History Classes

Source file: Metro Nashville — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Par Arts/History Classes supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $38,500; the highest distinct record was $108,834.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$910.3K
Employees
23
Median total
$38,500
Highest record
$108,834

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($38,500) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$39,329 (99%)
  • Overtime$47 (0%)
  • Other$201 (1%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$3,716
$15,818
$38,500
$60,220
$70,019

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $70,019 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,716. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2015
$384.7K
12
$25,717
2016
$466.1K
21.2%
14
16.7%
$37,124
44.4%
2017
$482.2K
3.5%
13
7.1%
$49,253
32.7%
2018
$516.1K
7.0%
14
7.7%
$44,260
10.1%
2019
$475.1K
7.9%
14
±0%
$36,432
17.7%
2020
$455.5K
4.1%
15
7.1%
$19,706
45.9%
2021
$498.1K
9.4%
13
13.3%
$43,136
118.9%
2022
$478.3K
4.0%
15
15.4%
$35,633
17.4%
2023
$553K
15.6%
18
20.0%
$24,259
31.9%
2024
$71.8K
87.0%
1
94.4%
$71,807
196.0%
2025
$910.3K
1167.7%
23
2200.0%
$38,500
46.4%

Record list

Employees

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Carolyn German

Specialized Skills Supervisor/Par Arts/History Classes

2015 total comp
$13,395
Base pay
$10,486
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,909
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,395

Source-specific fields

Record ID
17,866
Total Pay
$13,395

At Par Arts/History Classes, Carolyn German serves as a Specialized Skills Supervisor. Their 2015 pay totaled $13,395.

Leah Dillingham

Specialized Skills Instructor/Par Arts/History Classes

2023 total comp
$13,367
Base pay
$13,367
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,367

Source-specific fields

Record ID
224,116
Total Pay
$13,367

Leah Dillingham works as a Specialized Skills Instructor for Par Arts/History Classes. Leah earned $13,367 in 2023.

Barry Gager

Specialized Skills Instructor/Par Arts/History Classes

2019 total comp
$12,750
Base pay
$3,936
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8,814
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,750

Source-specific fields

Record ID
117,673
Total Pay
$12,750

At Par Arts/History Classes, Barry Gager serves as a Specialized Skills Instructor. Their 2019 pay totaled $12,750.

Laura Lester

Program Coordinator/Par Arts/History Classes

2025 total comp
$12,625
Base pay
$12,625
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,625

Source-specific fields

Record ID
288,926
Total Pay
$12,625

Laura Lester holds the role of Program Coordinator at Par Arts/History Classes. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,625.

Vida Finley

Specialized Skills Supervisor/Par Arts/History Classes

2025 total comp
$12,116
Base pay
$11,815
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$302
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,116

Source-specific fields

Record ID
280,616
Total Pay
$12,116

Vida Finley holds the role of Specialized Skills Supervisor at Par Arts/History Classes. In 2025, their total compensation was $12,116.

Brenda Mcsurley

Specialized Skills Supervisor/Par Arts/History Classes

2016 total comp
$10,955
Base pay
$10,092
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$864
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,955

Source-specific fields

Record ID
43,996
Total Pay
$10,955

At Par Arts/History Classes, Brenda Mcsurley serves as a Specialized Skills Supervisor. Their 2016 pay totaled $10,955.